The candle aimed its spark of light at heaven, like an artist who consumes himself to become divine.

“Failure is a state of mind. It's like one of those sand traps an ant lion digs.…”

“That was a time when a man had the right to be burried by his own son an' a son…”

“He has come to be the great man he thought he wanted to be. If this is true, th…”

“In the books of some memories it was the best time that ever sloshed over the w…”