"He was several inches shorter and better dressed than most of the other men"

"He was several inches shorter and better dressed than most of the other men"- An Honest Exit by Dinaw Mengestu

"Let me help you while you're in this town"

"Let me help you while you're in this town" - An Honest Exit by Dinaw Mengestu

"It’s always better to make people think you have nothing at all"

"It’s always better to make people think you have nothing at all" - An Honest Exit by Dinaw Mengestu

"His father would often yell at him for breaking a glass"

"His father would often yell at him for breaking a glass" - An Honest Exit by Dinaw Mengestu

"I tried to see them all in one long glance before they were gone"

"I tried to see them all in one long glance before they were gone" - An Honest Exit by Dinaw Mengestu

"This was the farthest from home he had ever travelled"

"This was the farthest from home he had ever travelled" - An Honest Exit by Dinaw Mengestu

"And while I could have ended there I had no desire to"

"And while I could have ended there I had no desire to" - An Honest Exit by Dinaw Mengestu