All beauty, according to Lady Katchatka, had its origins in pain.

“He was just one of those people ... one of a thousand expats who'd dragged thei…”

“There was something intrinsically sad about Shinjuku. A vacuum-packed hollownes…”

“Half of Japan still couldn't tell the difference between crime and politics.”

“that opening position in every negotiation. The one that said, out of the goodn…”