““Do you think we could live the rest of our lives on this road? That's what I meant. The part we could have had if we hadn't ... you know." McVries fumbled in his pocket and came up with a package of Mellow cigarettes. "Smoke?" "I don't." "Neither do I," McVries said, and then put a cigarette into his mouth. He found a book of matches with a tomato sauce recipe on it. He lit the cigarette, drew smoke in, and coughed it out. [...] "I thought I'd learn," McVries said defiantly. "It's crap, isn't it?" Garraty said sadly. McVries looked at him, surprised, and then threw the cigarette away. "Yeah," he said. "I think it is.””
