The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch, #4; Harry Bosch Universe, #4)

by Michael Connelly

You see, the past is what you make of it. You can use it to hurt yourself or others or you can use it to make yourself strong.

Loneliness had been the trash can fire he huddled around for most of his life.

‘The civilized people in the world, the ones who hide behind culture and art and politics ... and even the law, they’re the ones to watch out for. They’ve got that perfect disguise goin’ for them, you know? But they’re the most vicious. They’re the most dangerous people on earth.’

‘I think, young man, that you only run into a person that is a perfect fit once in your life. When you find the one that you think fits, then grab on for dear life. And it’s no matter what she’s done in the past. None of that matters. Only the holding on matters.’

When you find the one that you think fits, then grab on for dear life. Bosch didn’t know if she was the one, but for the moment he held on with everything he had left.