the last book I ever read (The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy, excerpt two)

from The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy:

Bianca smiled. She sipped her drink. Tell me something, she said.

Of course.

Does Knoxville produce crazy people or does it just attract them?

Interesting question. Nature nurture. Actually the more deranged of them seem to hail from the neighboring hinterlands. Good question though. Let me get back to you on that.