"I admired the Flynns, but you paid a price for their friendship and proximity to the vessel of social anger their lives had become" (Chapter 1, pg. 3.)

"Their attitudes were those of people who used geographical areas and social cultures as playgrounds and nothing more" (Chapter 1, pg. 7.)

"When I opened the door, she stared at me with ice blue eyes that could have been taken out of a Viking's face" (Chapter 2, pg. 19.)

"[Special Agent Adrien Glazier] was one of those you instinctively knew have a carefully nursed reservoir of anger they draw upon as needed" (Chapter 2, pg. 19.)

"But prison shrinks were not people you confided in, at least if you were put together like Swede Boxleiter and ever wanted to make the street again" (Chapter 2, pg. 27.)

[Lila Terrebonne] would dry out and by order of the court attend AA meetings for a few weeks, working on a crossword puzzle...