Quotations (11)

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There was a loneliness in their eyes that convinced me prisons came in all sizes and shapes. === "You actually went out with her?” “More or less.” “That’s like getting laid by Doris Day." === "...There’s only one way to deal with them,…
My experience with the jellyfish seemed to characterize my life. No matter how sun-spangled the day might seem, I always felt a sense of danger. It wasn’t imaginary, either. The guttural roar of Hollywood mufflers on a souped-up Ford…
"...is a prick from his hairline to the soles of his feet." === “As a rule, when members of our church’s clergy talk about sin, what are they referring to?” “Sex.” “That’s correct. They don’t mention much about war, nor about violence in…
There was a loneliness in their eyes that convinced me prisons came in all sizes and shapes. === Then she walked away, like Helen of Troy turning her back on Attica. === ‘Grady’s not a bad kid. He’s simply incapable of being a good…
"You actually went out with her?” “More or less.” “That’s like getting laid by Doris Day." === The moment was like an interlude in time when the potential for good or bad could go either way. === The teacher was Mr. Krauser, living proof…
I think there is a clock in all of us that most choose not to see or heed. The clock has a date and an hour and minute and a second on it that are not subject to change. === The stars were already out, the drive-in where we met wrapped…
A conversation with Saber was like talking to the driver of a concrete mixer while he was backing his vehicle through a clock shop. === My father belonged to that generation of Southerners drawn to self-destruction and impoverishment as…
“That’s a sad story.” “Most true stories are.” “You should be a writer yourself.” “Why?” “Because I think you’re a nice boy.” “Somehow those statements don’t fit together,” === “I’m not afraid of them.” She jiggled her sprig of mint…
"You know the kids I have the most trouble with? You pissants in Southwest Houston. You think you’re better than other people. I’ll take the nigras or the Mexicans over y’all any day. They might steal, but some of them don’t have much…
She reminded me of a crystal glass teetering on the edge of the drainboard, about to shatter in the sink. === “He’s the founder of a right-wing organization that would enjoy seeing people like me put in a soap dispenser..." === "...I don’t…
The plot thickens: NO MATTER WHICH way I turned, I saw only darkness. A Mexican girl was dead, and her death may have been related to me. My girlfriend’s father was threatening to kill a man and telling me about it in advance. Saber…