"Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love."

The first time we met he probably called me toots. Or maybe he didn’t. I can’t remember. Taking shots and shaking at the kitchen table, probably. Standing in the driveway or staggering down the plank or teetering across the bridge in the backyard. Sitting on the railing with a bottle or a cigarette. I can’t remember what we talked about, can’t ( Read more... )

"I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center."

Give me the biggest fucking shot of disastrous ass-backwards triple X 1000 proof shit in a glass.
Better get the whole bottle.
Better yet I'll get water. I don't drink.

I'm not waving. I'm drowning.