Derek Lowe

“That’s the sort of thing young people do: fan the flames of each other’s expectations—until the necessities of life begin to make themselves known.”
― Amor Towles, The Lincoln Highway

“—Emmett, you know that there is nothing I would rather do than keep Billy at my side for another three days. As God is my witness, I would be happy to keep him for another three years. But he has already spent fifteen months waiting for you to return from Salina. And in the meanwhile, he’s lost his father and his home. At this juncture, Billy’s place is at your side, and he knows it. And I imagine, by now, he thinks that you should know it too.”
― Amor Towles, The Lincoln Highway

“You could almost hear the thumb of reality beginning to press down on that spot in the soul from which youthful enthusiasm springs.”
― Amor Towles, The Lincoln Highway

“—Well, that’s life in a nutshell, ain’t it. Lovin’ to go to one”
― Amor Towles, The Lincoln Highway