“He was like a knife, all harsh angles and violent promises.”
“Like all harsh, cold men, he was easily tipped over into sentiment.”
“Angling is tightly woven in a fabric of moral, social, and philosophical threads which are not easily rent by the violent climate of our times.”
“He died violent and young and desperate, just like we all knew he'd die someday.”
“He was fond of angling, and seemed proud of being able to like such a stupid occupation.”
“We’d met at a carefree time, a moment full of promise, in its place now were the harsh lessons of the real world.”