Difficult" and "impossible" are cousins often mistaken for one another, with very little in common." (Locke Lamora to Requin)
Scott LynchI don't have to beat you. I don't have to beat you, motherfucker. I just have to keep you here... until Jean shows up.
Scott LynchIt was strange, how readily authority could be conjured with nothing but a bit of strutting jackassery.
Scott LynchThey kissed for the sort of endless moment that only exists between lovers whose lips are still new territory to one another.
Scott Lynch