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“Fritz Kramer said, “I cannot see why my treatment of my Chinese workers as equals should cause any German, American or British person any concern.”
― His Forefathers and Mick
― His Forefathers and Mick

“Everything that counts is for love, Quoyle. It's the engine of life.”
― The Shipping News
― The Shipping News

“If there was one thing a former sniper could do well, it was wait. Patiently. Quietly. Without a sound. Barely a movement. Just him, a quiet mind and his breath.”
― Losing My Breath
― Losing My Breath

“Sometimes I feel like a tree on a hill, at the place where all the wind blows and the hail hits the hardest. All the people I love are down the side aways, sheltered under a great rock, and I am out of the fold, standing alone in the sun and the snow. I feel like I am not part of the rest somehow, although they welcome me and are kind. I see my family as they sit together and it is like they have a certain way between them that is beyond me. I wonder if other folks ever feel included yet alone.”
― These Is My Words
― These Is My Words

“The world is full of magic. You’ve just got to learn how to access it.”
― Get Rich or Get Lucky
― Get Rich or Get Lucky
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