“We were supposed to grow old together, Dolores. Have kids. Take walks under old trees. I wanted to watch the lines etch themselves into your flesh and know when each and every one of them appeared. Die together.” KnowsKidsWantedTogetherDiesGrowsLinesWalksWatchesTreeFleshOld Trees Author:Dennis Lehane
“How many psychiatrists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?” “I don’t know. How many?” “Eight.” “Why?” “Oh, stop overanalyzing it.” KnowsDoeKnow HowEightScrewsPsychiatrist Author:Dennis Lehane
“Do you honestly think Lenin is any different from J.P. Morgan? That you, if you were given absolute power, would behave any differently? Do you know the primary difference between men and gods?...Gods don't think they can become men.” IfsThinkingKnowsMenDifferentGivenDifferencesAbsolutesHonestlyPrimariesBehaveDo You KnowAbsolute Power Author:Dennis Lehane
“Do you know the primary difference between men and gods? ... Gods don’t think they can become men” ThinkingKnowsMenDifferencesPrimariesDo You Know Author:Dennis Lehane
“Vanity is a weakness. I know this. It's a shallow dependence on the exterior self, on how one looks instead of what one is. I know this well... Vanity and dishonesty may be vices, but they're also the first forms of protection I ever knew.” KnowsFirstsWellsLooksMaySelfFormWeaknessVicesProtectionVanityShallowDependenceDishonestyExterior Author:Dennis Lehane