“We continued our strolling, for that is exactly what it was: strolling. This was not something I did in real life, either. It was always more like "rushing," or "hustling," or "guy-walking-like-weird-Olympic-walker.” — Michael Paterniti Copy Share Image
“This again was the curious thing about Ambrosio, his willingness to live fully inside the moment, whatever its virtue or folly, without regard for… — Michael Paterniti Copy Share
“We all had our secrets, and maybe the most terrible of them was that we weren't exactly who we thought we were, who we… — Michael Paterniti Copy Share
“From a footnote: Writes Clifton Fadiman: "A cheese may disappoint. It may be dull, it may be naive, it may be oversophisticated. Yet it… — Michael Paterniti Copy Share
“Only occasionally can you glimpse through the embrasures of an otherwise perfectly polite person to see the cannons aimed out, only in a certain… — Michael Paterniti Copy Share
“In our national parlance, what's usually meant by the word "maverick" is someone who skirts the edge of sanity--or is so insane as to… — Michael Paterniti Copy Share
“In the end, it wasn't so much that there was an alternative narrative--there always was--but it came down to belief: Which one did you… — Michael Paterniti Copy Share
“Take your hallowed halls of Congress or the littered floor of the Stock Exchange, America is built on its pancake houses!” — Michael Paterniti Copy Share
“At first, you fall in love. You wake in the morning woozy and your twilight is lit with astral violet light. You spelunk down… — Michael Paterniti Copy Share
“After the cafes of Paris with their exquisite wines and creamy fromages, crepes and steak tartare-- screaming Adore me!-- Madrid was these store-bought hunks… — Michael Paterniti Copy Share
“Mark, she now could see, was destined for a life of absolute logic [...], while she, the Etch a Sketcher, thought herself destined for… — Michael Paterniti Copy Share
“Learn to listen to this silence, because it will tell you many things, unimaginable things, things of great beauty and meaning.” — Michael Paterniti Copy Share
“We continued our strolling, for that is exactly what it was: strolling. This was not something I did in real life, either. It was… — Michael Paterniti Copy Share
“Someday, of course, she would light out on her own, following her own riverbed, and though we'd follow as long as she allowed, and… — Michael Paterniti Copy Share
“There's immeasurable glory in riding a tractor. You start by taking a lap around the fields, smelling the aroma, admiring the colors, day after… — Michael Paterniti Copy Share
