I play to win and if it looks like I've lost, its only because its not over yet.

...Don't insult readers by questioning the extent of their imaginations. Most need only to be nudged to solve a good mystery.

It’s a mistake to act as though we’re not created equal.
It’s another mistake not to correct the first one.
Blaming others nurtures failure.
Helping others reaps a share of their success.

We are going to hell together. But we're coming back alive. Don't forget that.

She was the kind of woman a person could die over or kill over.

I cadged a complimentary green matchbook with a gold bird icon from the Bell canning jar. Later we'd use the matches to light our spliffs. My fingertips tapped the stem to the gizmo that dinged a bell. Nobody came out. Wrong signal, so I did two bell rings. No response prompted me to tap out a series of bell rings.