Matt Gallagher > Quotes

“What was it like? Hell if I know. But next time someone asks.... I'll answer crooked, and I'll answer long. And when they get confused or angry, I'll smile. Finally, I'll think. Someone who understands.”
― Matt Gallagher, Youngblood

“This today was just like any other except for the todays that were different.”
― Matt Gallagher, Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War

“We alter the past for the sake of the future, memories bending like light.”
― Matt Gallagher, Youngblood

“Our grandfathers had pushed back the onslaught of fascism. Just what the fuck were we doing?”
― Matt Gallagher, Youngblood

“My falafel was handed over by a girl in a purple head scarf who had black gemstones for eyes and a gaping red void for a nose. I looked closer and realized it was actually two red voids, one for each missing nostril. Burns covered much of her upper body. The skin on her arms was like paper, and when she cupped her hands to ask for a tip, I could see the bones in her fingers flexing. I pulled out a twenty-dollar bill and folded it into her tiny palms. Her smile burned through us all.”
― Matt Gallagher, Youngblood