“As a writer, I have to admit, there is something darkly compelling abo...” — Charlie Pierce Quote

“As a writer, I have to admit, there is something darkly compelling about Alzheimer's because it attacks the two things most central to a writer's craft - language and memory, which together make up an individual's identity. Alzheimer's makes a new character out of a familiar person.”

“The idea that America elected a black man to be its president forty years after it declined to allow Martin Luther King Jr. to stand on a balcony without getting shot still maintains its power to awe and inspire.”

“The creative project of self-government - hard and frustrating but necessary - is to produce that political commonwealth that changes over time, that can change sometimes by the minute, if circumstances intervene.”

“I don't mean to be so sensitive, but that's just who I am. And I'm not afraid to admit it.”

“I completely accept, respect, and support Caitlyn, but I must admit, I sometimes miss Bruce.”

“I am the first to admit that I am not the greatest campaign strategist or political analyst.”