Canada kills any conversation quick, I learned long ago. It's a little trick of mine..

It's early yet. It's always early, while you still alive..

Of all the excellent copyedits I've received over the years, Marie-Lynn Hammond's was by far the best. Her work on Half Blood Blues was incredibly se….

It's like that, I guess, when the past come to collect what you owe..

The kid come in at a strange angle, made the notes glitter like crystal..

I guess mercy is a muscle like any other. You got to exercise it, or it just cramp right up..

Folks think a lifetime is a thing stretched out over years. It ain't. It can happen quick as a match in a dark room..

To me, chocolate was the sole reason we on this earth..

Ain't no man can outrun his fate..

What is luck but something made to run out..

Ain't no glory made from being dependable..