She was afraid of all that and so much more, but what terrified her most was inside of her, an insect of unnatural intelligence whoโd been living in her brain her entire life, playing with it, clicking across it, wrenching loose its cables on a whim.
Dennis LehaneBelieve it or not, Marshal, I believe in talk therapy, basic interpersonal skills. I have this radical idea that if you treat a patient with respect and listen to what he's trying to tell you, you just might reach him. (87)
Dennis LehaneI held her, he wanted to say, and if I knew for certain that all it would take to hold her again would be to die, then I couldn't raise the gun to my head fast enough.
Dennis Lehane