Quotes by James Long

“It was kind of both our ideas. The hotel was extremely willing to work with us. They were willing to handle anything we asked for. We felt better there than at all the other areas.”

“Im sorry, but you will not be released. You are not a good risk.”

“No, no, you listen,”

“This is one of the cleanest swimming holes in Linn County.”

“Weve seen a slight increase (in international travelers). But its not like it used to be.”

“Ive stayed in Hiltons before, but Id have to say that this was one of the best. They did everything for us.”

“I knew we would need the points, so I went for the pin.”

“The strike was illegal. It was intentional to cause chaos and havoc throughout the city, and if you look at my brother, thats what they did.”

“I am into power lifting and I play football.”

“Peer pressure-type thing to see what was in the box/terminals. Then, after that, they started breaking into them, realizing they could actually make money off stolen items and selling them on ebay.”

Some moments in a life, and they neednt be very long or seem very important, can make up for so much in that life; can redeem, justify, that pain, that bewilderment, with which one lives, and invest one with the courage not only to endure it, but to profit from it some moments teach one the price of human connection: if one can live with ones own pain, then one respects the pain of others, and so, briefly, but transcendentally, we can release each other from pain.