He had been a shark trying to gnaw away at the shore, sharp-toothed and dangerous, yet unworthy of his adversary

Asking a man if he could be trusted was like asking an unwed girl if she was a virgin. The question mattered, but the asking of it was a gross insult

And if it tortures you to know that another man was with her in her life, console yourself with this: he only knew her but the once

He will know someday who is little, and who is great. Are you the strongest of all men, so strong that you can be merciful to me, a weak woman? Here is the und…

'Who the hell do you think you are?'

You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.

Oh, Jesus Christ, he wasn't to know, Like a chicken with a fox, He couldn't win the war with ego. Give the kid the pick of pips, And give him all your stripes …