Jim Carroll Quote
On a whim, he stopped and bought a watch from a sidewalk vendor. Normally, Billy could not abide keeping time, especially when it was attached to one's body. Time was like a relentlessly needy lapdog one had to haul around. It barked too much and had no sense of loyalty.
The Petting Zoo: A Novel (ed. Penguin, 2010) - ISBN: 9781101445266
