Once something is written it becomes a truth of its own, a self-contained, immutable work presented to the eyes of the reader without inflection, to interpret as you will.

Miami’s like any banana republic, a pair of perky silicone titties surrounded by a cancer-ridden body.

You should give reading a try. I can help with the letters.

The older we get, the more mortality looks us in the face and grins.

Kafka said. ‘A book is the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

Even worse: she had known a father’s true love, and because she once had, she felt her loneliness all the more keenly.

To ward off the chill, Preach buttoned his double-breasted, forest green overcoat, the same one he had worn his entire career. Ari teased him about it, but the musty smell kept him grounded. Connected to all the cases that had shaped him as an officer, for better and for worse.

Like all those who have lived their lives on the outskirts of society, his desire for acceptance was as powerful as his inability to find it.

Remember when I told you I knew about you? You interrupted me. I wasn’t going to say I sympathized with you; I was going to say I didn’t give a damn. Life is hard for everyone, some more than others. But the damage you cause to other people, that’s on you. Your pain has made you into a monster.

Funny how terrified we are of inchoate things when our reality is far more desperate.