One of Lionel's old Salthill friends with whom he exchanged perhaps a dozen words a year, and with whom he sometimes played squash, and tennis, both men killers on the court, seeking the jugular […].

Famous hotels, for instance, are astonishingly commonplace.

Now give ear to what I'm about to say to you , and a god himself will bring it before your mind . First , you will come to the Sirens . These beings enthrall all men who arrive before them . Whoever draws near without knowledge and ...

Everybody wanna know / Why I'm singing the blues / Yes, I've been around a long time / People, I've paid my dues