“The early morning is too strong to drink straight, so I need to mix in a little coffee to be able to hold it down.”
“I just want to be able to stand up straight for a little while before I get cut down.”
“You're so very good at that. The temper, the scowl. You must drink shots of testosterone in your morning coffee.”
“Listen," I told him. "Don't be so tough so early in the morning. I'm sure you've cut plenty of people's throats. I haven't even had my coffee yet.”
“A wine shop was open and I went in for some coffee. It smelled of early morning, of swept dust, spoons in coffee-glasses and the wet circles left by wine glasses.”
“So this little boy was--I became her confidant a little too early, I think. It didn't seem to warp me exactly, but it left me with a little too much knowledge at an early age. [p. 143]”