Most fires crackle and pop, but that's not really the fire talking, it's the wood. To hear the fire itself you need a huge blaze like this one, a furnace so powerful it roars with its own wind. I crouched as close as I dared and listened to its voice, a whispered howl of joy and rage.

It may surprise you to know this, but there are children--some of them teenage boys, just like you--who actually carry on open, honest conversations with their mothers.""I find it very hard to believe that there are other teenage boys just like me." I finished my cereal and stood up. "I also find it a little terrifying.

You came to Clayton County searching for your friend,' I said, turning to face Forman. 'You said he'd disappeared forty years ago, and you didn't know why. Well, I do. He did it for love.''Don't play with me,' warned Forman.'Trust me,' I said. 'From one sociopath to another: if you don't understand the reason for something, it's always love.

Trust me, from one sociopath to another: if you don't understand the reason for something, it's always love.