"The law is logical and is based on common sense. The trick was to argue the law in favor of your particular point of view without sounding biased. It was kind of like a magic trick: the best illusionist being the one who can best manipulate the logic to his or her advantage, all the while giving the illusion of impartiality."

"In the intelligence community, a rumor was almost as good as a confirmation."

"He could see that drinking and conversation were inexorably intertwined and that one did not occur without the other."

"It was as impersonal as the Internet itself, the object responsible for connecting you to long lost people in your life, and many new ones, none of whom you will ever see."

"Unfortunately, violence has a way of overpowering even the strongest of wills."

"The Bill of Rights wasn't enacted to give us any rights. It was enacted so the Government could not take away from us any rights that we already had."

"As usual, there was a story behind the story, and that is where the truth was hidden."