Michael Elias > Quotes

“life life”
― Michael Elias, The Last Conquistador

“All the things he saw made him feel his head would burst. He tried to store them in his memory so that he would be able to accurately recount them to his own people. But as he remembered the events that led him to this place, he realized he might never see them again.”
― Michael Elias, The Last Conquistador

“Once when he was slapping me back and forth, one hand holding my neck, the other whipping across my cheeks, I caught a glimpse of a picture of him on the mantel – ten years old in a Cub Scout uniform. He looked so proud; his grin was so sweet. Freckles, bright eyes, combed hair still wet. Adorable. I wanted to ask him; how did you grow up to be who you are? Who taught you to hit?”
― Michael Elias, You Can Go Home Now: A Novel