I was only kidding about the hundred," she says.<br /><br />oh," I say, "what will it cost me?"<br /><br />she lights her cigarette with<br />my lighter and looks at me<br />through the flame:<br /><br />her eyes tell me.<br /><br />look," I say, "I don't think I<br />can ever pay that price again.

Charles Bukowski

Charles Bukowski