Who was there to soothe him as life’s rug was snatched from under his sleeping feet?

“He odiado las palabras y las he amado, y espero haber estado a su altura.”

“When you looked out my window you could see the whole city crouched under a bla…”

“...one opportunity leads directly to another, just as risk leads to more risk, …”

“... And the boy whose hair remained the color of lemons forever.”