Douglas Lumsden > Quotes

“shook my head. “As long as you’re happy.” “Happy!” Gio barked out a short laugh. “Who the hell is happy? Happy is for chumps! I’m satisfied. I’ve got a nice family and I work steady. I can still enjoy a drink and a cigar, and sometimes I win a few bucks at poker. I love cars, and so does my son and one of my daughters. Fuck happy! I’ll take satisfaction any day of the week.”
― Douglas Lumsden, A Hag Rises from the Abyss

“Part of my brain sometimes worked separately from the rest of it, and I often went along for the ride to see where it was taking me.”
― Douglas Lumsden, A Nymph Returns to the Sea: A Noir Urban Fantasy Novel