“The more I inspected this American image, the less sure I became of what it is. It appeared to me increasingly paradoxical.”
– Travels with Charley, 186
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
– Travels with Charley, 121
“Every safe generality I gathered in my travels was cancelled by another.”
– Travels with Charley, 120
Re-Learning American 