You have what I can afford to give. You are a panhandler, begging for anything, and I am the man walking briskly by, tossing a quarter or so into your paper cup. I can afford to give you this. This does not break me.

A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius: A Memoir Based on a True Story (ed. Simon and Schuster, 2013) - ISBN: 9781476737546