"Something given that way."

"Just because you have a right to do something in America does not mean it is the right thing to do."

"Something as biologically fundamental as death ought to be in the very fabric of evolution virtually from the beginning."

"To stroll on wharves, and in alleys and in streets and in the houses, waiting-rooms, even saloons, that is not a pleasant pastime unless for an artist. As such, one would rather be in the dirtiest pla…"

"He had a wife who was still sort of his responsibility, and when it came to his son there was no sort-of at all. Even thinking of Johnny was dangerous. Every time his mind turned to the boy, Clay felt…"