“Isaiah went on explaining like a college professor talking to a not very bright middle school student:” — Joe Ide Isaiah Copy Share Image
“It’s a hustler’s world, son,” Dodson said, “and if you ain’t doing the hustlin’? Somebody’s hustlin’ you.” — Joe Ide Hustle Copy Share Image
“Now it’s hard to make out here but your dog has some dewlap, wrinkling on the forehead, the legs are a little… — Joe Ide Animal Copy Share Image
“Nestor wondered why the guy didn't stay around & be a hero…Nestor would have to find him & thank him personally. A… — Joe Ide Nestor Wondered Copy Share Image
“Look at him. There’s no more chance he’ll make a decent record than Bug turning down a Family Meal at Popeye’s.” Cal” — Joe Ide Family Copy Share Image
“Come on in,” he said without getting up. “I’m Ed Blevins. Please, sit-sit, we’re not formal around here. Let me guess. You’re… — Joe Ide Stolen Copy Share Image
“She moved through the light from the stained-glass windows, now gold, now red, now blue, like heaven’s police car was pulling her… — Joe Ide Police Car Copy Share Image
“Then they have a son that’s dumber than a box of hair, he gets married and has kids that play hide-and-seek in… — Joe Ide Dumber Copy Share Image
“We’d like to see the security supervisor,” Isaiah said. “You mean Ed?” she said, as if they were making a silly mistake.… — Joe Ide Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
“Dodson looked saddened, as if Mr. Ingram had been stricken with some rare disease. “It’s a hustler’s world, son,” Dodson said, “and… — Joe Ide Copy Share Image
“My brain is in pain with none of the gain what’s happening in my mind I can’t quantify or justify my lifestyle… — Joe Ide Motivation Copy Share Image
“Black the Knife, down without a fight A termite, a flea bite, Got stage fright, no right to life Boy’s an absentee,… — Joe Ide Right to life Copy Share Image
“The brown apartment building was L-shaped. All the doors were facing in, big white patches where the paint had chipped off the… — Joe Ide Apartment Copy Share Image
“I’m up from nothin’, I come from nowhere goin’ solo on the road to everywhere Don’t need the hard sellin’, feelin’ the… — Joe Ide Copy Share Image
“I got to stop roamin’, be a pigeon goin’ homin’ back to Mississippi, make some homemade chili while I be chillin’ with… — Joe Ide Chillin Kinfolk Copy Share Image
“Dodson was sitting in a metal folding chair on the auditorium stage at Carver Middle School. He vaguely remembered being a student… — Joe Ide Education Copy Share Image
“Isaiah knew houses like this existed but he’d never been inside one. The sheer quantity of overstuffed furniture, marble flooring, life-size paintings,… — Joe Ide Houses Like Copy Share Image
“This is Friday night,” Anthony said. The time code said 10:47. Cal came out of a bedroom and moved down the hall.… — Joe Ide Friday Copy Share Image
“He’d never experienced hate before. It was like an ulcer growing on a tumor, festering and stinking. Late at night or between… — Joe Ide Dreams Copy Share Image
“The battering ram took the door out no problem. The siren was as loud as Pet City’s but the burglars wore noise-suppression… — Joe Ide Burglars Copy Share Image
“And Noelle discovered that even unlimited excess loses its charm, the thrill of getting anything she wanted wearing thinner and thinner. Wasn’t… — Joe Ide Excess Copy Share Image
“picked this up at Skip’s place,” the kid said. He showed Bobby a bullet. It looked like a regular .45-caliber round but… — Joe Ide Bullet Copy Share Image
“All right,” she said. “Inductive reasoning. It’s what those so-called detectives on CSI, SVU, LMNOP and all the rest of them call… — Joe Ide Pay attention Copy Share Image
“My name is Isaiah,” Isaiah said. Bug held his meaty paw in the shape of a handgun, shooting it for emphasis. “Well,… — Joe Ide Gaze Copy Share Image
“You always keep an AK in the umbrella stand?” Isaiah said, looking at it. “Remind me not to come over here when… — Joe Ide Gaze Copy Share Image
“On the SB5 Stanford-Binet intelligence test Isaiah’s reasoning scores were near genius levels. His abilities came naturally but were honed in his… — Joe Ide Intelligence Copy Share Image
“He remembered what Marcus said, to take the initiative, dictate the action, not let his emotions call the shots.” — Joe Ide Marcus Said Copy Share Image
“There was an older guy in the photos on the bookshelf who was probably Isaiah’s brother, who was most likely dead and… — Joe Ide Isaiah Copy Share Image
“When Bobby was promoting raves back in Sacramento, Jimmy Bonifant was dealing ecstasy and what was the point of going to a… — Joe Ide Copy Share Image
“Well, let me see. He’s got a tattoo on his forearm, I saw it when he was drinking my orange juice straight… — Joe Ide Orange juice Copy Share Image
“Look, when we get there let me handle things, okay?” Isaiah said. “This is what I do.” “I know you got the… — Joe Ide Customer Copy Share Image
“Segovia, Yusef Lateef, Yo-Yo Ma. But no singers. Music without words let him fill his head with images of his own making… — Joe Ide Music Copy Share Image
“oh Lord have mercy, that can’t be right. Monkey diapers? Monkey diapers? You got a monkey wearing diapers you went to the… — Joe Ide Compassion Copy Share Image
“You’re on a fool’s journey, Mr. Quintabe,” Bobby said. “That’s okay. I’ve been a fool before.” As” — Joe Ide Fool Copy Share Image
“At the next table, a woman wearing three cardigans was gurgling Sprite vapor through a straw. “You” — Joe Ide Gurgling Copy Share Image
“Thank you, Anthony,” Dodson said. “Isaiah cogitates best when there are no distractions.” “What’s” — Joe Ide Copy Share Image
“You can blame your teenagers for that,” Harry said. “It’s Murphy’s other law. Anything that involves a teenager will be a goddamn… — Joe Ide Teenagers Copy Share Image
“Isaiah was eating the last of the trail mix when Darcy emerged from an upstairs apartment. She was sixteen going on thirty-five,… — Joe Ide Copy Share Image
“A customer came in, the only one in the last couple of hours. The man had the shakes and was looking around… — Joe Ide Children Copy Share Image
