“About 75 percent of the crude oil marketed here is sold off the books,...” — Peter DeFazio Quote

“About 75 percent of the crude oil marketed here is sold off the books, and they are doing trades that would be illegal if it was a regulated market, and of course they do not want to regulate it.”

“In crude oil trading, we have seen a 46 percent increase over 1 year in the margins there.”

“But they are not going to take on Big Oil because Big Oil is very generous at campaign time, and this is all about the elections. They want to pretend that they are doing something meaningful.”

“Productivity is a relative matter. And it's really insignificant: What is ultimately important is a writer's strongest books.”

“I'm writing all the books I wish I had when I was a kid.”

“Prose books are the show dogs I breed and sell to support my cat.”