Jason Deas > Quotes

“Cigarette smoking took his life. He knew it was bad but just couldn’t break the habit.”
― Jason Deas, Birdsongs

“This customer was way past an anonymous complaint. He might have taken an anonymous dump in the complaint box.”
― Jason Deas, Pushed

“Really? It’s not even ten o’clock in the morning.” “Ice cream is good,” Uncle Karl said. “I’ve never thought of ice cream as a breakfast food.” “Don’t be an old thinker. Join me in new thoughts. What do you pour over cereal?” “Milk.” Benny already knew where this was going. “What is the main ingredient in ice cream?” “Milk.” “Thank you! I like my milk frozen.”
― Jason Deas, Brushed Away

“her.     “I was cold,” Michelle drawled, fully equipped with a Georgian drip. “And I wanted to hear the radio.”     In no mood for a fight, Benny said nothing. His face tightened.     “Do you want me to drive you home or not?” Michelle asked.     “Yes, please drive me home, rookie.” Benny relaxed as he decided it wouldn’t have mattered if she had honked the horn to the beat of the radio songs while flashing the high beams on and off. The guy he was looking for didn’t show. Nobody was out in this rain.     “Do you want to go to your house or the boat?”     “The boat.”     The beat of the windshield wipers hypnotized Benny. The rain frizzled in his ears. He snapped out of it as they rode over the speed bump that accompanied the thirteen mile an hour sign at the entrance of the marina. “Do you want me to come in tonight?” Michelle asked.     “Not tonight, I’m beat,” Benny answered. Jesus Christ, I only slept with you once. It was a mistake. Can’t we just forget it?     Once home, Benny’s eyes found the clock on the microwave as he dropped his umbrella and shoes inside the door. His pupils narrowed in surprise as he realized it was past two o’clock in the morning. The”
― Jason Deas, Birdsongs

“with his holster”
― Jason Deas, Birdsongs

“Then the answer would be not yes.”
― Jason Deas, Pushed

“although”
― Jason Deas, Brushed Away