Shirley Benton > Quotes

“I made a beeline for a roulette table, where my lack of gambling skills wouldn’t be so evident. As soon as we had ourselves settled at the table, a cocktail waitress came straight over to take our drinks order. I watched Leon out of the corner of my eye as he asked the waitress about the cocktail menu. God, he was really something. I could feel his presence from several feet away. He was the kind of person that made a solid wall of people part as he approached. Would you think I was rude if I said I couldn’t help thinking that it probably wasn’t the only thing he would part easily? Believe me, you’d have thought that too if you’d seen him”
― Shirley Benton, Looking for Leon