Doug Worgul > Quotes

“Love is hard. We try to love one another. But generally the quality and quantity of our love for one another is found wanting, because we find it difficult, if not impossible, to look beyond those things that are ugly and unlovable in those we try to love. Even though the things that are ugly and unlovable in ourselves are the very things that cause us to cry out for love.”
― Doug Worgul, Thin Blue Smoke

“Like most Michigan natives, Ferguson had a vague knowledge of a thing called barbecue, but had never actually eaten any. He was, however, intimately familiar with whiskey.”
― Doug Worgul, Thin Blue Smoke

“You need a D for your sign outside,” said Rooney. “It says ‘smoke meat’. Shouldn’t it say ‘smoked meat’? Smoked, with a D?” He wasn’t smirking anymore and appeared to have developed a severe blinking disorder. “You work over there at the Star, don’t you?” asked the guy behind the counter.”
― Doug Worgul, Thin Blue Smoke: A Novel About Music, Food, and Love