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Waiting can be an inherently hopeful act. You wait because you believe-even on the faintest level —that something is arriving. There is something to wait for. Against all odds, Penelope genuinely believed Ulysses would return. -page 90

“What do I want from Youssef? Khalil asked himself. What do you want from Youssef, Khalil. Give yourself one, clear answer and you’ll feel better. But no one answer was clear, no one, clear answer was convincing and no one, clear, convincing answer made him feel better.”

“The point was, obey the civil law and your private life was pretty much your own concern. In all, it (Tucson) exhibited the most intelligent approach to practical politics i had ever seen in this country. And I am convinced that the one thing which made it possible was the simple fact of having enough geographic space to live in. ”