it's 12 amyl nitrites (one box), in conjunction with as many beers as necessary.

She was wearing the same clothes, but now she looked haggard and dirty. The delicate illusions that get us through life can only stand so much strain.

The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.

We are living in dangerously weird times now. Smart people just shrug and admit they're dazed and confused. The only ones left with any confidence at all are the New Dumb. It is the beginning of the end of our world as we knew it. Doom is the operative ethic.

There may be flies on you and me, but there are no flies on Jesus.

It was the kind of town that made you feel like Humphrey Bogart: you came in on a bumpy little plane, and, for some mysterious reason, got a private room with a balcony overlooking the town and the harbor; then you sat there and drank until something happened.

My greatest talent is in my ability to choose good friends. It's about as important as things get.