“You know,” Manus sniffs and wipes the back of his hand under his nose. “I’m high right now so it’s okay if I tell you this.” Manus looks at Brandy bent over him and me crouched in the dirt. “First,” Manus says, “your parents, they give you your life, but then they try to give you their life.”

“You know,” Manus sniffs and wipes the back of his hand under his nose. “I’m high right now so it’s okay if I tell you this.” Manus looks at Brandy bent over him and me crouched in the dirt. “First,” Manus says, “your parents, they give you your life, but then they try to give you their life.”

— Chuck Palahniuk