"Memories that had been buried for half a decade surged forth with the clarity of yesterday. Jamey was someone you didn't forget." Chap. 1, p. 1

"Jamey was a young man by now — seventeen or eighteen — and statistically ripe both for the onset of schizophrenia and for drug abuse." Chap. 2, p. 6

"'There! Now you know! I'm a little faggot! I've been one for years and now I have the hots for you!'" Chap. 3, p. 36

"'The kid's in trouble,' I said. 'If it has anything to do with the Slasher, huge trouble.'" Chap 4, p. 45

"Souza had foisted a tough choice on me. The two policemen had helped me make my decision." Chap 6, p. 72

"I told him to keep the money until my evaluation was complete. It was a symbolic gesture, bordering on pettiness, but it made me feel less encumbered." Chap. 7, p. 73

"Before I left, I...