I guess mercy is a muscle like any other. You got to exercise it, or it just cramp right up.
Of all the excellent copyedits I've received over the years, Marie-Lynn Hammond's was by far the best. Her work on Half Blood Blues was incredibly sensitive and astute.
Ain't no man can outrun his fate.
It's early yet. It's always early, while you still alive.
Canada kills any conversation quick, I learned long ago. It's a little trick of mine.
It's like that, I guess, when the past come to collect what you owe.