The Outsider

asked

You look like you had a thought there.’

want to talk to you,

‘Do you think they ever go away entirely?’

‘No. And I’m not sure I’d want them to. Dreams are the way we touch the unseen world, that’s what I believe. They are a special gift.’

‘Even the bad ones?’

‘Even the bad ones.’

‘As a matter of fact, I will. I knew him to say hi to – I know most of the kids on the West Side – but I didn’t know him know him, if you see what I mean. He was still in grade school and didn’t play sports. Couldn’t miss that red hair, though. Like a stop sign. Him and his brother both. I had Ollie in Little League, but he didn’t move up to City League when he turned thirteen. He wasn’t bad in the outfield, and he could hit a little, but he lost interest. Some of them do.’

‘I’m sure,’ Terry said. ‘And I’m sure about the suit, too. I don’t think there’s a settlement large enough to pay for what you sorry sons of bitches did tonight – not just to me, but to my wife and girls – but I intend to find out.’

sure,’ Terry said. ‘And I’m sure about the suit, too. I don’t think there’s a settlement large enough to pay for what you sorry sons of bitches did tonight – not just to me, but to my wife and girl

If you can’t let go of the past, the mistakes you’ve made will eat you alive.’

Dreams are the way we touch the unseen world, that’s what I believe.

‘And overconfidence breeds carelessness.