Very often the things we most desire come only after much patience and struggle.

I heard some interesting things about your performance up here." "I hear interesting things about your 'performance' all the time Doug, but you don't hear me making jokes about it.

I haven’t even really tried to win you over, Roza. When I want to, I can be very persuasive.

And I figured you'd drive a four-hour round-trip before giving up your car to someone else

Half condemn him and write him off as useless like him dad. The other half just shrug and indulge him and say, ‘Well, that’s Adrian.

There was a look of woe on his face that was almost comical. Raids, bullets, criminals...no problem. A missing duster? Crisis.

Rose was so full of life and passion that sometimes she seemed more human than I was.