First things first has always been my motto, mostly because it makes absolutely no sense - after all, if first things were second or third, they wouldn't be first things, would they? Still, cliches exist to comfort the feeble minded, not to provide any actual meaning.
Jeff LindsayReally now: If you can't get me my newspaper on time, how can you expect me to refrain from killing people?
Jeff LindsayI thought about the nice clothes that I always wore. Well of course I did. I took pride in being the best dressed monster in Dade County.
Jeff LindsayIt was clear to me that it wouldn't matter what I did - they would never truly appreciate me or learn what I had to offer. They were far beyond fickle - they were insensible, like kittens,predatory little things, distracted by the first bit of string or shiny bauble that rolled across the floor, and nothing I could ever say or do could possibly make any kind of dent in their willful ignorance.
Jeff Lindsay