Mike Matson > Quotes

“Turnabout is fair play. Even if the rules are unwritten. Maybe especially if they’re unwritten.”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction

“...he tossed that response aside as he Kareem Abdul-Jabbarred an empty pony bottle hook shot crossing the Little are-KAN-zuhz.”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction

“The low road is blissfully free of intellectual roadblocks.”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction

“The problem with mastering the Hustle was there was really no place to practice, except the place where mastery was demanded.”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction

“Helter Skelter, lady. You owe me two-fifty.”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction

“I'm the one who pronounces a mean Abolhassan Bani-Sadr.”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction

“The honor system was only as good as the honor of its participants.”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction

“Welcome to the Land of Baloney on White Bread with Miracle Whip. Now, assimilate.”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction

“He wondered what you had to do to be worthy of such things.”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction

“The Martha Gooch guy didn’t lift a noodle until 8 in the morning.”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction

“HEY, BILLY! IS THAT A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR POCKET, OR DO YOU JUST LOVE THE GAME?”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction

“You can keep your rhinoceros piss Budweiser.”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction

“Assumptions made in the dark, unraveled when the lights came on.”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction

“Michael J. thought about altruism and quickly reached the conclusion that when kidney-crunch time came, he would find a way to hang on to his—both of them.”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction

“Michael J. thought about altruism and quickly reached the conclusion that when kidney-crunch time came, he would find a way to hang on to his—both of them.
Even if the blood types were compatible.”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction

“With every Ms. Right Now, he could see the promise of Ms. Right.”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction

“All the ingredients for a life of integrity were there, at his disposal. All he had to do was live it.”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction

“It was exhilarating, pseudo-sophistication, and they could actually feel it in their bloodstream.”
― Mike Matson, Courtesy Boy: A True Story of Addiction