he always did have a bad , bad sense of humor . `` he had eyes like a fish and he wore a white cloak . `` my father used to say that life is what you make it . it had been a million years since i 'd played it . across the courtyard in the snow . hed been on the farm a total of two days when he fell off a ladder , hit his head and broke his arm . ace was a lot smarter than he looked . i thought you would go home with the others . '' 