Red Dragon

“The reason you caught me is that we're just alike” was the last thing Graham heard as the steel door closed behind him.

He's blond, righthanded and really strong, wears a sizeeleven shoe. He can tie a bowline. The prints are all smooth gloves

Have you seen blood in the moonlight, Will? It appears quite black.

“That's the same atrocious af?tershave you wore in court.”

His pulse never got over eightyfive. Even when he tore out her tongue.”

“Well goddammit, paint it babyshit tan for all I care.

“He's got big balls.”

“Never mind about his balls.”

"They almost drag the ground. He has to retract them when he runs.

“He can't do that.”

“Yes he can. You don't know.”

“Yes I do know.”

“Can you retract yours?”

“I thought we were coming to that.”

“Well?”

“If you must know, I retracted them once.”

“Want to talk about fucking?”

Graham had a lot of trouble with taste. Often his thoughts were not tasty.

Mrs. Leeds's small, homey economy pierced him; Molly did the same thing.