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Maybe. You can’t retire. I paused. When I spoke, my voice was quiet, not much more than a whisper. I hope you’re not saying you might interfere. He didn’t flinch. There would be no need for me to interfere, he said. You don’t have retirement in you. I wish you could recognize that. What will you do, find an island somewhere, spend time on the beach catching up on all the books you’ve been missing? Join a go club? Anesthetize yourself with whisky when your restless memories refuse to permit sleep?

Barry Eisler

Maybe. You can’t retire. I paused. When I spoke, my voice was quiet, not much more than a whisper. I hope you’re not saying you might interfere. He didn’t flinch. There would be no need for me to interfere, he said. You don’t have retirement in you. I wish you could recognize that. What will you do, find an island somewhere, spend time on the beach catching up on all the books you’ve been missing? Join a go club? Anesthetize yourself with whisky when your restless memories refuse to permit sleep?

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About Barry Eisler

Barry Mark Eisler (born 1964) is an American novelist. He is the author of three thriller series, the first featuring anti-hero John Rain, a half-Japanese, half-American former soldier turned freelance assassin, a second featuring black ops soldier Ben Treven, and his most recent centered on Seattle detective Livia Lone. Eisler also writes about politics and language on his blog Heart of the Matter, and at the blogs CHUD, Firedoglake, The Huffington Post, MichaelMoore.com, The Smirking Chimp, and Truthout.