I was ten, I said. Give me a little credit. To a boy with aspirations like that, I would extend my respect—but not credit. Or life insurance. Abraham sounded amused. You are an interesting man, David Charleston, but you sound like you were an even more interesting child.


Steelheart (ed. Delacorte Press, 2013) - ISBN: 9780449818398


I was ten, I said. Give me a little credit. To a boy with aspirations like that, I would extend my respect—but not credit. Or life insurance....

I was ten, I said. Give me a little credit. To a boy with aspirations like that, I would extend my respect—but not credit. Or life insurance....

I was ten, I said. Give me a little credit. To a boy with aspirations like that, I would extend my respect—but not credit. Or life insurance....

I was ten, I said. Give me a little credit. To a boy with aspirations like that, I would extend my respect—but not credit. Or life insurance....