"The true cause of hatred and violence is faith versus faith, an outward expression of the ancient instinct of tribalism."

“I think that people will find a tremendous joy and fulfillment in service to other human beings, and that often this is what is missing in their lives.”

“For me, the most ironic token of [the first human moon landing] is the plaque signed by President Richard M. Nixon that Apollo 11 took to the moon. It reads, ‘We came in peace for all Mankind.’ As the United States was dropping seven and a half megatons of conventional explosives on small nations in Southeast Asia, we congratulated ourselves on our humanity. We would harm no one on a lifeless rock.”

“You see, I went to the sixth grade and that was the highest I ever went.”

“I cleared my throat - it isn't frogs you get in your throat; it's memories.”

Source : Martha Grimes (2006). “Belle Ruin”, New Amer Library

“Nothing's occurring in animation - you manufacture everything.”

“It struck him that how you spent Christmas was a message to the world about where you were in life, some indication of how deep a hole you had managed to burrow for yourself”

“I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.”

“There's a game called Checkout where there's grocery items and it's how much you think the manufacturer's suggested retail price is and we add up your total, then your total has to be within $2 of the regular total. I don't think I could ever win that game.”