Stephen King, The Running Man

"Outside, daylight was bleeding slowly toward dusk."

"The woman had looked into the abyss and then walked out across it."

"He removed his unvaluable valuables and dumped his shirt, pants, and skivvies into a letter slot."

"He understood well enough how a man with a choice between pride and responsibility will almost always choose pride--if responsibility robs him of his manhood."

"Valuables. That was a hot one, Richards thought, unbuttoning his shirt. He had an empty wallet with a few pictures of Sheila and Cathy, a receipt for a shoe sole he had replaced at the local cobbler's six months ago, a keyring with no keys on it except for the doorkey, a baby sock that he did not remember putting in there, and the package of Blams he had gotten from the machine."

"He had never been a social man. He had shunned causes with contempt and disgust. They were for pig-simple suckers and people with too much time and money on their hands"

"In the year 2025, the best men don't run for president, they run for their lives. . . ."