There’s no point to anything if you get right down to it. We could all blow out brains out, but we don’t.
There's something inherent in human nature that has us constructing narratives to explain a world that is otherwise chaotic and opaque. Life is little more than a series of overlapping stories about w...
The basic characteristics of any good investigator are a plodding nature and infinite patience. Society has inadvertently been grooming women to this end for years.
Surely, Hell is your former spouse that close again... flirting with a nurse.
Sometimes being fooled by love is worth the price. At least you know you're alive and capable of feeling, even if all you end up with is chest pain.
Missing someone is a vague, unpleasant sensation, like gnawing anxiety. It isn't as concrete as grief, but it's just as pervasive and there's no escaping it.
Life was reduced to its four basic elements: air, food, drink, and a good friend.
Law and order, punishment and fair play, are all on a continuum where there are far more gray stretches than there are black and white.
I’m always aware that under the spritely twitter of birds, bones are being crunched and ribbons of flesh are being stripped away, all of it the work of bright-eyed creatures without feeling or conscie...
It’s been my observation, after years in the business, that a certain percent of the population simply can’t resist the urge to cheat.
Idly, I wondered what it'd be like to have a city street named after me. Kinsey Avenue. Kinsey Road. Not bad. I figured I could learn to live with the tribute if it came my way.
I'm an organism of the earth, a Taurus. I was never born of air, of water, or of fire. I'm a creature of gravity and I could feel the ground whisper. The same thing happens to me in old hotels when I'...
I pictured a section of the ladies' auxiliary cookbook for Sudden Death Quick Snacks... Using ingredients one could keep on the pantry shelf in the event of tragedy.
I may have people lying to me, but since I don't really know the truth, I can't be sure.
I don’t know what love is about and I’m not sure I believe in it anyway.
Here’s a tip, Self. Do not argue with a lunatic. Arguing with a lunatic simply ensures that you’ll climb into his craziness with him when what you want to do is take a big step back. He
He stared at me. His breathing made that wheezing sound that fat people sometimes make.
Every violent death represents the climax of one story and an introduction to its sequel.
Essentially we’re talking about the buildup of ketones in the blood. Ketones are a type of acid that form when the body breaks down fat for energy. Patients typically have a recent history of binge dr...
Death always leaves unfinished business in its wake, mysteries beyond fathoming, countless unanswered questions amid the detritus of life. All the stories forgotten, the memories lost.