R.E. Vance > Quotes

“Ahem," a voice said behind me. I didn't need to turn around to know it was Judith, my once human, but now poltergeist mother-in-law. I had once joked with Bella that if anyone hated me enough to come back from the dead to haunt me, it would have been her mom. Seems the joke was on me, because that's exactly what she did.”
― R.E. Vance, GoneGodWorld, Episode One

“She did not light a cigarette, she ignited it. She did not brush back her hair, she sculpted it. She did not smile at you, she inflamed you.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Trust the unicorn, but don’t put all your hope in him.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Love is not the doe-eyed virgin you believe her to be. Love is always hungry. Love is always wanting. Love is not rational. Love does not compromise. And Love is not happy simply possessing you. It wants to own you. Control you. Be you. The first murder was because of love. And I promise you that the last of your kind will die for it. “Love is the single-minded hunter who consumes its prey, sucking it of all it’s worth and then seeks another. Love is only happy when you are on your knees, begging it to stay. And love will walk away, leaving you to your self pity just to feel your need. “Love”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“He smiled and as his lips parted, little bits of solid waste fell from them. Hellelujah, we can only be what we are, I thought and wondered if I was as repulsive to him as he was to me. I don't think so, because even though he literally wore a shit-eating grin, I sensed he was genuinely happy to see me”
― R.E. Vance, GoneGodWorld, Episode Two

“Give me the Black Death over a Victorian prude any day. At least the dying screw like it's their last day on earth.”
― R.E. Vance, GoneGodWorld, Episode One

“If you’ve ever had a Drambuie hangover you’d know that the last thing you’d ever want to drink was Ambrosia.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Everyone knows that heaven is closed and hell doesn’t exist.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“maybe your second chance isn’t up yet. None of ours is.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“I miss being with you, lying on a couch and doing nothing. I miss being bored next to you. I miss hearing you breathe and feeling the warmth of your body. I miss watching TV.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“She was a predator and your desire was her prey. Still—she was beautiful.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Penemue’s thing was knowing all that was written. That included the abstract, metaphorical writing of one’s deeds on their soul. And with Penemue’s perfect memory it meant he could tell you everything about you, your parents, your extended family and all your relatives going back to the beginning of time with an eerie precision. Sadly, Penemue’s thing tended to freak the hell out of people. ”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“claws. I even threw in a Care Bear Stare for good measure. ”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“The gods have yet to answer and in that way, not much is different between the GoneGod world and its silent past.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“odd scene viewed through the lens of a camera that only filmed in fast forward.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“you humans have an incredible ability to hear exactly what you want to hear and then kill anyone who understands differently.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“The fear was that you’ll write down a false idea and, like the Golden Calf, worship it. An idea is far more dangerous than a statue, no matter how big or golden it is. “But”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“An imperfect memory of a place made perfect by time and imagination.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“It’s like asking what your religion is—or was—or how much money you got in your bank account or if you’re straight or gay. Leaves too much room for profiling, and I’d rather judge you on what I see than what I believe.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“I never knew so much joy could also hurt so badly. How does one heart have room for both? Unsure”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Astarte said the jacket reminded her of an ancient demon called The Judge, who separated the righteous from the wicked—and then burned the righteous.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“The slow suicide of a broken heart.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“I always thought angels were supposed to offer humans comfort and care, but to me they were all just a pain in the ass.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Death is what binds us together, our only shared experience and for that reason, if nothing else, death should not be feared, but embraced.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Redemption is reliant on being forgiven”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Try eons fighting over misinterpreted messages, centuries of killing for words misheard, and then you will understand what it means to have blood on your hands.” Hermes”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Like the tearing of fabric or the sheering of skin, your soul rips away from you. It is solid and hard, and unmistakable.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“How does one bear the march of time, knowing that each moment spent will never return? How do you accept that the breath just breathed takes you one step closer to the void? How do accept that an end is coming and no amount of power or wealth or talent will ever save you from it? How do you live knowing you are going to die? I had no idea and my ignorance suddenly felt very funny to me. A laugh escaped my being and my sides split in agonizing pain at the effort, “One day at a time,” I said, “One day at a time.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“I may be alone, but I am not lonely. This world is my canvas and already I have made so many wondrous places.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“How easily we break our principles, claiming that necessity deems it acceptable.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World