“Why you have so much books?” Mr. Nacifi asks me. I glance at my overflowing bookcases. “I love reading.” His eyes narrow like I just said that I love terrorists.””
Quotes by John McLean
“And all the roads into Oklahoma City, 66 down from Tulsa, 270 up from McAlester. 81 from Wichita Falls south, from Enid north. Edmond, McLoud, Purcell. 66 out of Oklahoma City; El Reno and Clinton, going west on 66. Hydro, Elk City, and Texola; and there’s an end to Oklahoma. 66 across the Panhandle of Texas. Shamrock and McLean, Conway and Amarillo, the yellow. Wildorado and Vega and Boise, and there’s an end of Texas. Tucumcari and Santa Rosa and into the New Mexican mountains to Albuquerque, where the road comes down from Santa Fe. Then down the gorged Rio Grande to Los Lunas and west again on 66 to Gallup, and there’s the border of New Mexico.””
John McLeanJohn McLean was an influential American jurist and politician who made significant contributions to the United States government in the 19th century. Born in New Jersey, he moved to various frontier t...