“The criminal justice system is accurately symbolized by a large sculpture that sits at the foot of the United States attorney's building: four metal circles that interlock. The wheels of justice, as it were, frozen in legal and social gridlock.”
“I really didn't have to say that much. Sure, guys look up to me after being here for four years, but I haven't had to give them much advice to get them going.”
“Spectators came from far away. The Queen of Camelot, the Duchess of Astor; the court architect, Philip of Glass (who has lately turned to stone); and the court's prose laureate, Brendan the Quill.”