Pat Orbaker

“And then I went out to the ocean. Do you know what it was like? The waves broke, and each time they did, as they slapped against the sand, I could feel it all through my body. And each time they broke, and each time they thudded down, they said, you have only one life, you have only one life.”
― Mark Helprin, In Sunlight and in Shadow

“Inside he was hurt. Not so much with Linda, but his failure to impress women generally with his abilities. There she was, an example: lending – no, giving –thirty thousand pounds to a smooth-talking old bastard, but she would not part with a penny to him after living with him for a year or more.”
― Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

“The soft and mesmerizing opening riddled with sad undertones brilliantly foretold the violent clashes of familial conflict and heartache that was soon to come.”
― Rich DiSilvio, The Arnolfini Art Mysteries

“Jerusalem takes you in and puts you under its exotic, opulent spell in a way few other cities can.”
― Amanda Adams, The Voyeur's Yacht