I don’t need a hearing aid—I need a listening aid. And this aid, she’d better be pleasing to look at.

“I still remember her meandering Mississippi kiss. I sipped it like a riverboat …”

“The prospective buyer said, “Name your price.” So I replied, “OK, how about Ral…”

“Are you OK with pissing people off to succeed? Because that’s what will happen.…”

“Her mouth contorted, and the wrinkles around her lips were like the dunes of a …”