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“This body, once contained the strongest spirit the world ever know. Now, a tap could shatter it to pieces.”
― Luke Arnold, The Last Smile in Sunder City

“Everything you can imagine is real.”
― Pablo Picasso

“So, you’re a Man for Hire?” “That’s right.” “Why don’t you just call yourself a detective?” “I was worried that might make me sound intelligent.”
― Luke Arnold, The Last Smile in Sunder City

“I was only in my thirties but I was old. You don’t measure age in years, you measure it in lessons learned and repeated mistakes and how hard it is to force a little hope into your heart. Old just means jaded and cynical and tired. And boy, was I tired.”
― Luke Arnold, The Last Smile in Sunder City

“A good man is made through a lifetime of work. Great men are made by their monsters.”
― Luke Arnold, The Last Smile in Sunder City

“Then, there’s friendship. I get the idea, of course, but it looks different when other people do it. They seem at ease with each other, while I always feel like a tourist. During my first year in Sunder City, I thought people spent time with me as some sort of charity. I wasn’t witty or insightful or especially interesting, so I thought they only kept me around to be nice.”
― Luke Arnold, The Last Smile in Sunder City

“I tried to bite my tongue but after years of exercise it had learned to fight back.”
― Luke Arnold, Dead Man in a Ditch

“You ever suddenly, shockingly, find yourself in the present moment? Drop right into right now? And all it does is highlight the fact that you spend every other moment somewhere else.”
― Luke Arnold, Dead Man in a Ditch

“I've got nothing left to lose. No friends. No money. Nobody to disappoint. All I have is the perfect cup of coffee. So, for now, I'll drink the coffee.”
― Luke Arnold, The Last Smile in Sunder City

“Love? Who the hell knows? Does anyone really understand that one? There are a million poets around the world right now still trying to crack that code.”
― Luke Arnold, The Last Smile in Sunder City

“We all fear the other, and if we ever make friends with our enemy, the first thing we do as allies is identify some new foe.”
― Luke Arnold, The Last Smile in Sunder City