“ The characters act for reasons that they can’t control and, as readers, we have to believe in their motivations, their sense of choice and in the reality of their suffering, even though, deep down, we… Johnny Rich
“ Doing nothing was as honourable as any available course of action. Think of Hamlet, think of Job, think of Jesus before Pilate. Johnny Rich
“ There’s no such thing as probability," she says, slowly, with minimal movement of her jaw. "Things turn out the way they do. Johnny Rich
“ He showed videotape of himself committing acts of self-violence and informing news crews that he had been assaulted by a marauding mob of irate art historians. Johnny Rich
“ To lose one parent might be considered a misfortune, or a reason to deny God’s existence at the least. To lose two looks like He may be up to something. Johnny Rich
“ Genes do not make an individual homosexual. They play their part, but so does the rest of the universe. Johnny Rich
“ Adam & Eve have been degraded, reduplicated forever, photocopies of photocopies, mistakes copied, magnified, augmented. Johnny Rich
“ Is cruelty still cruel if it is necessary? Is cruelty still cruel if it is part of a lie? Johnny Rich
“ The bacteria of resentment bred: distance turned to distrust; distrust turned to bitterness; bitterness to hate, which is, after all, a kind of grievous love Johnny Rich
“ Who can say they saw a whole play or read a whole book? Each has their own experience, their own play, their own book Johnny Rich
“ Because he believed in himself, he believed what he did was important. Or maybe it was the other way around. Johnny Rich
“ All life is preoccupied with death. Death is the only certain future. Yet in the face of reason, everyone holds out hope for the highly improbable. Johnny Rich
