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“Dad never understood that in America ethics changed with the times, that business and pleasure had cobbled out separate compartments, and that failure—with or without honor—was never an option.” (127)

“All at once he worked himself into a plaintive wail, that carnival shriek. His head vanished into her mouth, followed by his neck, arms, Detroit Lions jersey, parachute pants, and blue Converse sneakers.” (106)

“‘The bigger question is this,’ the gray-haired doctor interrupted. ‘Do you want to leave the head intact? He no longer needs it.’ The young doctor's tone suggested they were discussing the fate of a shabby baseball cap.” (53)

“We could be mastered by the horror, or we could refuse to give it home in our hearts.” (22)

“We craved discomfort, or at least its beginnings. We craved danger, or at least its possibility.” (14)