Early evening traffic was beginning to clog the avenue with cars. The sun slanted down behind him. Harry glanced at the drivers of the cars. They seemed unhappy. The world was unhappy. People were in the dark. People were terrified and disappointed. People were caught in traps. People were defensive and frantic. They felt as if their lives were being wasted. And they were right.

Four days alone with nothing. Emerge empowered. The first human face you see will knock you back 50%.

But then if you lied to a man about his talent just because he was sitting across from you, that was the most unforgivable lie of them all, because that was telling him to go on, to continue which was the worst way for a man without real talent to waste his life, finally. But many people did just that, friends and relatives mostly.

Love is all right for those who can handle the psychic overload. It's like trying to carry a full garbage can on your back over a rushing river of piss.

Style is the answer to everything. A fresh way to approach a dull or dangerous thing

He had long nostril hairs, powerfully intimidating, like an unscheduled nightmare.

The centuries are sprinkled with rare magic with divine creatures who help us get past the common and extraordinary ills that beset us