Thomas Ross

“I think she must have lived where all the sad poets live, in that secret place where everything hurts all the time.””

“The redheaded homicide detective stepped through the door at 7:30 A.M. and out into the August heat that already had reached 88 degrees. By noon the temperature would hit 100, and by two or three o'clock it would be hovering around 105. Frayed nerves would then start to snap and produce a marked increase in the detective's business. Breadknife weather, the detective thought. Breadknives in the afternoon.””

“Dying in vain isn't really all that bad since nearly everyone does it. It's the living in vain you really have to watch out for.””