Yes, some of Higgins could get tedious ... i've often gotten lost 2 pages into a monologue but those were books I think he was fighting himself on. He didn't like being labelled a crime fiction writer. He had major issues with it.

One of my favorites: "Life is hard, man. It's harder when you're stupid."

That Bruins game scene was a classic. How many times you think somebody in a Bruins crowd back in the day yelled out, "Number Four, Bobby Orr!"

Great stuff.