What We Are

"It's all about the money," Jamie told me, and it was the quietest voice I've ever heard him use. Between us was a wall of thick smoke, emitting from his cigar and my cigarette. He had a lazy smirk on his lips, pulled up to expose a snaggletooth that was tilted like a fang. "Ambition is my greatest gift from God. Never swallow your pride, be motivated. Success is the only thing that will allow you to feel alive."

"Does it even surpass love?" I asked innocently.

Jamie laughed. "Love doesn't mean s**t compared to power."