“Yes, life was made up of these instances in time. Big moments hidden inside little decisions.”

“A mixed up knot of incompatible roles, tied up too tight to know where one ended and another began.”

“Love knows no time, or distance, and it certainly knows no reason.”

“Mary girl, life is as simple as we let it be.”

“Skate, you’re about to pop the best wheelie of your life.”

“In fact, there was a sort of satisfaction and pride in knowing that Kiki was his. Other men could look, they could envy, they could even covet, but she was going home with him. Every. Time.”

“Luchese lit his cigar and pushed up the sleeves of his jacket as if preparing for work. Bring it on, fuckface, James thought. It was hard to take seriously a man that wasn’t smart enough to just take the damn jacket off.”