“I didn’t say, “I’ll call you.” I didn’t hug her because of the wet clothes. Just a quick kiss. Then I turned… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“I left. I told myself again I wasn’t disappointed, I wasn’t even terribly surprised. I learned a long time ago not to… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“I came to the first floor and looked out at the entranceway of the building. For a second I pictured the way… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“It took me a long time to learn that proving people wrong is purposeless, fighting stupidity is futile, and formal recognition prevents… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“We found a cab. I got in first and she slid in behind me. She told the driver to take us to… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“She laughed. “Good. You still haven’t told me what you were afraid of.” I thought for a moment. Drowsiness was settling on… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“It’s funny to consider how important things like that felt to me then. Proving people wrong. Fighting stupidity. Wanting formal recognition. It… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“But, like all indulgences that are valued not just for their product but for their process, the sento will never entirely disappear. For in… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“She’s a bargirl. You don’t know where her loyalties lie. That one was unconvincing. No one had directed her against me—I was the one… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“In my unpleasant experience, unarmed against a knife, you’ve basically got four options. Your best bet is to run like hell, if you can.… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
The most important guideline when it comes to argument is the golden rule. If someone were addressing your point, what tone, what overall approach… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“That I was apparently into body building at all at this stage in my life probably meant affairs with young women, for whom a… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“Immediately the sounds of the street below grew detached, distant, the meaningless echoes of urban voices whose urgent notes reached but held no sway… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“I heard laughter and looked up. Some kids at the terminal next to me, playing an online game. I wondered for a moment how… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“I shifted my head slightly. The corners of our mouths brushed together. I felt her breath on my cheek. Then we were kissing. Her… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“I looked at her. Why was it her question seemed suffused with double entendre? She was attractive, of course, more than attractive, but that… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“I realized my knowledge of that potentially damning evidence gave Delilah a reason to want me out of the way. “Out of the way”… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“I wouldn’t want to try to take this guy out with anything less than a scoped rifle. Which is something that’s hard to confuse… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“I picked up the earthen cup and went to take a sip. “Not like that,” Miyamoto said. “Let it cool a little. Give yourself… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
