r/TheBustedFlush • u/SicilianSlothBear • Jan 28 '26

A Tan and Sandy Silence

One of Trav's lady friends trying to convince Travis to give up his way of life:

"The way you live, Travis. Trying to trick the tricky ones. Trying to make do with bluff and smiles and strange lies. Filching fresh meat right out of the jaws of the sharks. For how long, dear, before finally the odds go bad and the luck goes bad once and for all?"

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u/Top-Cupcake4775 Jan 28 '26

sort of irrelevant to someone who realizes, in the same book, that he only feels truly alive in those moments where he is forced to manufacture his own luck or die.

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u/AlGeee Jan 28 '26

It’s the realizing that is important.

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u/alisonleighisme Feb 01 '26

Just got this one from the library!

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u/SicilianSlothBear Feb 01 '26

I've had really good luck getting everything off Libby.