“You remind me of Hubert Humphrey. You talk too much”

“You talk too damn much and too damn much of it is about you.”

“And if you can’t shape your life the way you want,
at least try as much as you can
not to degrade it
by too much contact with the world,
by too much activity and talk.”

“I had forgotten that talking to you is like trying to pet a cactus." Saiman said dryly. "Thank you for reminding me."
"Always happy to oblige.”

“He reminded me of someone who put your fingers in the door and smiled and talked to you while he smashed them.”

“Do I want you to talk to me, old friend? Do I need your reminders, your wry confirmation that faith is for fools?”

“The Road of life is rocky and you may stumble too,
so while you talk about me, someone else is judging you.”

“I talk too much because I have been made so miserable by what you are keeping hushed.”

“You remind me of a smoked cigarette.”

“You remind me of everything that followed.”