“I’ve stood on top of mountains and I’ve been inside of Charlie’s at two p.m. with the rest of the dregs. That girl crossing the street, the bleach blonde who’s seen better days? She’s taken a piece right out of me… more
“I’ve stood on top of mountains and I’ve been inside of Charlie’s at two p.m. with the rest of the dregs. That girl crossing the street, the bleach blonde who’s seen better days? She’s taken a piece right out of me… more
“There is a Platonic form of Bobbery that I was trying to suss out here… more
“Beer Bob is my go-to Bob, my everyday Bob. He’ll come over and we’ll drink a beer. He’s also Working Bob—meaning really working, not just farting around on the computer… more
“What if all this suffering is totally meaningless?”… more
“Once omnipotent in our relationship, my father now felt like all he could do for his son was feed him… more
The author of “Must Be, No Reason” talks about heroism… more
“I wasn’t moved by compassion to save your life so much as a desire to kill those dogs,” I said again… more
“There is still something ridiculously mythic about Michael Jordan… more
“These Michael Jordans are not meant to see a baseball game. They will not have shoes made in their honor. Their bodies are just an impression made of flesh, pressed out in petri dishes… more
“On my right is a steep embankment, on my left an open lane. Ahead of me is the grill of a Ford pickup coming head-on… more