Nothing really good will ever happen to me if I stay in Gutshot; and maybe that's true. But nothing really bad will ever happen, either, and I'll take that bargain any day.

“Yes, it's difficult to ascertain whether he is trying to arouse her or perform …”

“If only we could see the endless string on consequences that result from or sma…”

“But if you consider all the unlikely things together, at least one of them will…”

“Everything's uglier close up," she said."Not you," I answered.”