Quotes from Dennis Lehane, The Given Day

Do you know the primary difference between men and gods? ... Gods don't think they can become men

Danny could see it in their faces when they shook Steve's hand—they'd have preferred him dead. Death allowed for the illusion of heroism. The maimed turned that illusion into an uncomfortable odor.

It took only a second for another to arrive on the same path as yours and change your life to a point it couldn't change back. One second.