aware that he had lost some kind of contest but not entirely certain what it was.

“And did the book have any adventures for people who had brown eyes and brown ha…”

“Hello, little girl," he said, which was only his first big mistake. "I'm sure y…”

“I'm sure it's all journalism [...] It means it's true enough for now.”

“Little crimes breed big crimes. You smile at little crimes and then big crimes …”