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There was a loneliness in their eyes that convinced me prisons came in all sizes and shapes. === Then she walked away, like Helen of Troy turning her back on Attica. === ‘Grady’s not a bad kid. He’s simply incapable of being a good one.’ === Sometimes I would think about these gangsters and the confidence in their expression and the deadness in their eyes when they gazed at someone they didn’t like, and I’d wonder what it would be like if I could step inside their skin and possess their power. === My experience with the jellyfish seemed to characterize my life. No matter how sun-spangled the day might seem, I always felt a sense of danger. It wasn’t imaginary, either. The guttural roar of Hollywood mufflers on a souped-up Ford coupe, a careless glance at the guys in ducktail haircuts and suede stomps and pegged pants called drapes, and in seconds you could be pounded into pulp.