No," I said. And maybe it was only because Alaska couldn't hit the brakes and I couldn't hit the accelerator.

“I don't care if the New York Times writes an obituary for me. I just want you t…”

“It was 2:49 in the morning. I had never, in my entire life, felt less tired.”

“Were she better or you sicker, then the stars would not be so terribly crossed,…”

“Dutch is not so much a language as an ailment of the throat.”