“A morning coffee is my favorite way of starting the day, settling the nerves so that they don't later fray.”

“RUNT is my FAVORITE book.It starts out small.Then,it gets exciting in the middle.In the end it settled.”

“Somehow, the Good Lord don't want to see no man start a cold morning with just black coffee.”

“I settled opposite him in my favorite chair, low enough that my feet can touch the floor, wide enough to curl up inside, with a little table beside it just big enough to hold a book and a coffee cup.”

“Coffee, she'd discovered, was tied to all sorts of memories, different for each person. Sunday mornings, friendly get-togethers, a favorite grandfather long since gone, the AA meeting that saved their life. Coffee meant something to people. Most found their lives were miserable without it. Coffee was a lot like love that way. And because Rachel believed in love, she believed in coffee, too.”

“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.”