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1 " Marriage without struggle is like an unfired clay pot.It is easily made, but it will not stand the test of time. "
― Allan Wolf , The Watch That Ends the Night
2 " Thank God (my wife) and I were both born poorso the concept of fidelity was allowed to take root in us. "
3 " Is it God? Did God set up the dominoes and wait for some human to flick the first one? Or is it the opposite way around? Did humans set them up so God could do the flicking? "
― Allan Wolf , Who Killed Christopher Goodman?
4 " In vogue and cosmopolitan they clutch their Pomeranians and walk among the millionaires or watch from swayback steamer chairs "
5 " The points are not the point; the point is poetry. "
― Allan Wolf
6 " Points are not the point. The point is poetry. "
7 " Man's fatal flaw is misplaced optimism. "
8 " Thank you. You're a kind person. It doesn't cost anything to be kind. People forget. Kindness doesn't cost a dime. "
― Allan Wolf , Zane's Trace
9 " Life unravels as it's lived. It can't be woven back together. "
10 " Some folks is meant to make excuses. Some folks is meant to make history. "
11 " ... my aim in writing The Watch That Ends the Night was not to present history. My aim was to present humanity. The people represented in this book lived and breathed and loved. They were as real as you or me. They could have been any one of us. "
12 " You want coffees with your Happy Meals?Yes, we want coffee with our Happy Meals. It makes them more happy. "
13 " But most are fueled by hope. "
14 " Ha. If given a choice of dodging a bullet or stepping in its way, I'll choose dodging when I can. Anyway, to face death, you only need a dram of courage. To face life you need a good deal more. "
15 " I can tell a lot about people just by watching them go about their day. And from where I sits in the crow's nest, a rich man and a poor man looks equally small. "
16 " I have chosen not to name any particular ship because its identity is not relevant to my story. The fact is that a ship was there. And for whatever reason, that ship did nothing. "
17 " I can tell a lot about peoplejust by watching them going about their day.And from where I sits in the crow's nest,a rich man and a poor man looks equally small. "
18 " Why were you staring at me?" the girl asked.The boy replied, "Because you are beautiful. "
