The Cuban Affair

by Nelson DeMille

my father once said to me in a rare philosophical moment, “Memories about the past are always about the present.”

Man plans, God laughs.

First impressions color future perceptions, and my first impression of Cuba was of decay.

My mouth sometimes gets me into trouble, which makes life interesting.

Same moon, same water, different planet.

“Everyone in Cuba has two jobs and two lives.” He added, “And two souls. That is how we survive.”

This might be a bad analogy, but it was like telling people you’d found their Confederate war bonds.

Well, as they say, you should never travel faster than your guardian angel can fly.

Alligators never give up, because they’re hungry, so you can never give up, because you want to live.

The best cure for post-traumatic stress is new stress.