“But there is no Messiah of Sitka. Landsman has no home, no future, no fate but Bina. The land that he and… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“Love great first lines and paragraphs. From The Yiddish Policemen's Union: Nine months Landsman's been flopping at the Hotel Zamenhof without any… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“Jesus Fucking Christ,” she says with that flawless hardpan accent of hers. It is an expression that always strikes Landsman as curious,… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
I don't care what is written," Meyer Landsman says. "I don't care what supposedly got promised to some sandal-wearing idiot whose claim… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
...Landsman doesn't buy that. Bina never stopped wanting to redeem the world. She just let the world she was trying to redeem… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“He has the memory of a convict, the balls of a fireman, and the eyesight of a housebreaker. When there is crime… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“Fuck what is written," Landsman says. “You know what?" All at once he feels weary of ganefs and prophets, guns and sacrifices… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“Landsman recognizes the expression on Dick's face...The face of a man who feels he was born into the wrong world. A mistake… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“Like most policemen, Landsman sails double-hulled against tragedy, stabilized against heave and storm. It's the shallows he has to worry about, the… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
