“Honestly, what planet do these people live on? And why isn't it farther away?”

“Tell about the South. What's it like there. What do they do there. Why do they live there. Why do they live at all.”

“What did the people mean when they voted for Tammany? What is representative government, anyhow? Is it all a fake that this is a government of the people, by the people and for the people? If it isn't a fake, then why isn't the people's voice obeyed and Tammany men put in all the offices? p. 12”

“I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.”

“Why do writers write? Because it isn't there.”

“Ironic, isn't it, what religion does to people?"
"I guess it's more ironic what people do to religion.”

“There's no question that we need tougher drunk-driving laws for repeat offenders. We need to take a lesson from European countries where driving isn't a right but a privilege. There isn't a person on this planet by this time who doesn't know that when you consume alcohol you shouldn't get behind the wheel of a car. The people who do it anyway should have their privilege to drive taken away.”

“A living skeleton isn't enough for you, is it? What does it take to impress young people these days?”

“I would be willing to live and be farther serviceable to God and his people; but my work is done. Yet God will be with his people.”

“Maybe that's why a broken machine always makes me a little sad, because it isn't able to do what it was meant to do… Maybe it's the same with people," Hugo continued. "If you lose your purpose… it's like your broken.”