restraint equals indulgence

“The loudest sound on earth, she thought, is a man with nothing to do.”

“Tortolita, let me tell you a story,” Estevan said. “This is a South American, w…”

“But the last one: the baby who trails her scent like a flag of surrender throug…”

“A disappointed-looking Jesus eyed her from the wall...Look, look, her steps cal…”