“see, heroes never die. John Wayne isn't dead, Elvis isn't dead. Otherwise you don’t have a hero. You can’t kill a hero. That’s why I never let him get older.”

“Authors want their names down in history I want to keep the smoke coming out of the chimney.”

“see, heroes never die. John Wayne isn't dead, Elvis isn't dead. Otherwise you don’t have a hero. You can’t kill a hero. That’s why I never let him get older.”

“Nobody reads a book to get to the middle.”

“Guys like you can't escape the city. Hell, you a got a blood contract with this place. You're married to the old girl.”