They both thought they knew exactly what they were dealing with.

Neither of them had any idea.

I should explain the invisibility, because it was not vanity or paranoia; it was strategy, and it is the reason I was able to protect my wife that night instead of merely mourning her.

Most wealthy men wear their wealth.

They want it seen — the watch, the car, the name on the building — because the visibility feels like the point of having it.

I learned, early and from hard experience, that visible wealth is a liability at the negotiating table and a magnet everywhere else.