“He could shake your hand and stab you in the back at the same time.”

“He touched her face, gently, with the back of his hand. 'you disappear so completely into your head sometimes.' he said. 'i wish i could follow you.'
you do, she wanted to say, you live in my head all the time”

“And Pontiff, pretty Pontiff
Can anyone shake your hand?
Or is it just that you like uniforms
and someone kissing your hand”

“It's hard to tell who has your back, from who has it long enough just to stab you in it….”

“There could be whole antiworlds and antipeople made out of antiparticles. However, if you meet your antiself, don’t shake hands! You would both vanish in a great flash of light.”

“Man, staying at home is for chumps! You could shake the man's hand! YOU COULD TOTALLY SMOOCH HIM MAYBE.
maybe not but still!”

“There is time, and you must take it, to lay your hand on your dog's head as you walk past him lying on the floor or on his settle, time to talk with him, to remember with him, time to please him, time you can't buy back once he's gone”

“It was evident to Elias Tate that this was the government. First they shake hands with you, he thought, and then they murder you.”

“Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings.”

“Shake the hand that feeds you.”