“Their methods were especially crude and most of these former friends were now born again model citizens; lobotomized; or burnt out shells.”
“I’m a model citizen. Mostly I model underwear.”
“You will generally observe that, of all Americans, your foreign-born citizens are the most patriotic - especially toward the Fourth of July.”
“You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This is your time. Now get out there and take it.”
“Her hands were empty now, as empty as her heart, which itself was a coconut shell with its meat scooped out.”
“Now Preacher might manage a bar and hang out with men primarily, but he was unaccustomed to fathers who pushed their children out of sight. Rudely, at that. In his crowd, families were appreciated. Most of his friends were married with children, and the children were a part of everything. The women were nearly worshiped.”