"... and treated the memory of each game as a crystal prism that looked more beautiful and intricate every time it was lifted to the light..."

"There is no integration, there is desegregation."

"They liked George Bush in the same way they absolutely worshiped Ronald Reagan, not because of the type of America that Reagan actually created for them but because of the type of America he so vividly imagined."

"It had nothing to do with entertainment and everything to do with how people felt about themselves."