The memory is like orbiting twin stars, one visible, one dark, the trajectory of what's evident forever affected by the gravity of what's concealed.

It's disconcerting to realize how little you have to say to someone who once occupied such a prominent place in your bed.

There's really no such thing as an 'ex-cop' or a cop who's 'off-duty' or 'retired.' Once trained, once indoctrinated, a cop is always alert, assessing reality in terms of its potential for illegal acts.

That's the way the system works. Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you.

Too much virtue has a corrupting effect.

grief is an illness I can't recover from.

Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them." "I don't believe in ghosts," I said, faintly. "Some people can't see the color red. That doesn't mean it isn't there," she replied.