"Democracy in crime was turning out no different from democracies everywhere: a sublime idea in theory, soiled by the …"

"You never hear about a sportsman losing his sense of smell in a tragic accident, and for good reason; in order for th…"

"Most of my life I never worked out whether to pity, ignore, adore, judge, or murder my father. His mystifying behavio…"

"Look, Jasper," Dad said as we settled on a bench. "It's about time you found out how your grandparents fucked up, so …"

"I tell you, it's indescribable the joy children get from watching a fight. It's a blinding Christmas orgasm for a chi…"

"Pride is the first thing you need to do away with in life. It's there to make you feel good about yourself. It's like…"

"And now everyone returning from an armed conflict is called a hero too. In the old days you had to commit specific ac…"

"I had only a splinter of awareness back then that no matter what anybody says, choosing between the available options…"

"When people think your days are numbered, they're really very nice to you. It's only when you're trying to get on in …"

"When you withdraw from the world, the world withdraws too, in equal measure. It's a two-step, you and the world. I di…"