“America didn't want any of us, and you haven't felt unwanted until America doesn't want you.” — J.R. Moehringer America Copy Share Image
“Truth has its place. In a courtroom, certainly. A boardroom? I don't know. I think truth is in the listener. Truth is… — J.R. Moehringer Truth Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I felt so alone that I wish there were a bigger, longer word for alone. I tried to tell Grandma about… — J.R. Moehringer Feeling Copy Share Image
“It’s just how human beings are built. Two thousand years later, why do we know the name of Judas and not the… — J.R. Moehringer Judas Copy Share Image
“People just don't understand how many men it takes to build one good man. Next time you're in Manhattan and you see… — J.R. Moehringer Good man Copy Share Image
“I hate when people ask what a book is about. People who read for plot, people who suck out the story like… — J.R. Moehringer Book Copy Share Image
“Do you know why God invented writers? Because he loves a good story. And he doesn't give a damn about the words.… — J.R. Moehringer Language Copy Share Image
“Oh kid, it's all about confidence. That's the whole shebang right there. Whatever you do, do it with your nuts. That's how… — J.R. Moehringer Confidence Copy Share Image
“...Leaving his partners to die. Watching them run out of air...It was such a real possibility, Collins returning to earth by himself...now… — J.R. Moehringer Collins Copy Share Image
“[G]randma was always afraid of something. She set aside time each day for dread. And not nameless dread. She was quite specific… — J.R. Moehringer Dreaded Copy Share Image
“I looked around the barroom. Someone else might have seen nothing more than a random crowd of drinkers, but I saw my… — J.R. Moehringer Bars Copy Share Image
“Collins was in the space capsule all alone. While his partners were down there collecting rocks, Collins was manning the wheel. Twenty-six… — J.R. Moehringer Nature Copy Share Image
“It cost me everything, absolutely everything, but maybe it's not love if it doesn't cost us everything.” — J.R. Moehringer Love Copy Share Image
“Photographer shoots Sutton in close-up, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway behind his head. The expressway was built while Sutton was in prison. God what… — J.R. Moehringer Brooklyn Copy Share Image
“Also, Willie, I dig telling the truth. Words can be twisted but a photo never lies. Sutton laughs. What’s funny? Photographer says.… — J.R. Moehringer Lies Copy Share Image
“And because I found it in my youth, the bar was that much more sacred, its image clouded by that special reverence… — J.R. Moehringer Bars Copy Share Image
“We went there for everything we needed. We went there when thirsty, of course, and when hungry, and when dead tired. We… — J.R. Moehringer Bars Copy Share Image
![“[G]randma was always afraid of something. She set aside time each day for dread. And not nameless dread. She was quite specific about the various tragedies stalking her. She feared pneumonia, muggers, riptides, meteors, drunk drivers, drug addicts, serial killers, tornadoes, doctors, unscrupulous…” quote by J.R. Moehringer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/173/j-r-moehringer-2-27169_drug-addict_g-randma-was-always-afraid-of-something_1264372.jpg)
