“Your marriage," Jake said, almost impatiently. "It's like the grapes. Just a paint job."He went straight to bed.”

“He dangled, he strangled, and there he hung on that bright, bright morning when I showed up to call him for breakfast.”

“Karo sugar syrup mixed with a red dye”

“That's what happens when you get a regular job, other people's shit becomes your problem. 'Course, by the time you got that figured, it's up around your ears and you're just trying to keep your [expletive]ing mouth shut.”

“Most of our trainers said it was up to our discretion, and that we never had to use sex unless we felt it was necessary. Wink, wink. They also said that we should do whatever it takes to get the job done.”

“The world doesn't just jump out of its axis on its own.”

“Sand is overrated. It's just tiny little rocks.”