To age truly was to suffer the ultimate treason, that of one's body against oneself.
How was it possible that entire lives could change, could be destroyed, and that streets and buildings remained the same, she wondered.
Zakhor. Al Tichkah. Remember. Never forget.
When would he realize that it wasn't his infidelity I couldn't bear, but his cowardice?
You're playing with Pandora's box. Sometimes it's better not to open it. Sometimes, it's better not to know.
You get attached to places, you know. Like people, I suppose.
The girl wondered: These policemen. . . didn't they have families, too? Didn't they have children? Children they went home to? How could they treat children this way? Were they told to do so, or did they act this way naturally? Were they in fact machines, not human beings? She looked closely at them. They seemed of flesh and bone. They were men. She couldn't understand.
When a man is able to take abuse with a smile, he is worthy to become a leader.
I think there are people who's lives have been saved because of the study of the genome.
It is hard to remember that you are a cherished spiritual being when you're burping up apple fritters and Cheetos.
People don't speak of hunger when they know what it is to be hungry.