"Las Vegas is really Devil's Island - with privileges. We're three hundred miles from anywhere. We watch people come and go every day. After they're gone, we're still here."

"This town gets down deep into everyone who has lived here. Where else can you get a haircut at midnight? Or go grocery shopping at three in the morning? In what other town can you meet friends and sit around and shoot the breeze and watch the sun come up - every night?"

"There are no releases from Devil's Island, only paroles. And almost everyone ever paroled violates that parole and is back here. If you think I'm wrong, leave town. Then see how quickly you return."

Chester Simms