"When he was sixteen Corrigan had written, in the inside of a cigarette packet thatall the proper gospel of the world could be written in the inside of a cigarette packet-it was that simple, you could do unto others what you'd have them do unto you, but at that time he hadn't figured on other complications."

- p. 47: Book One - All Respects to Heaven, I Like It Here
“Let the Great World Spin” by: Colum McCann - 2009 Random House Trade Paperback Edition