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“If you left out the sadistic serial killer part of him, he was a great guy. He was clean and orderly. He was kind. He catered to the woman he loved. He was a great cook. He had high hopes for his career. He didn’t plop down in front of the television for hours at a time. He enjoyed playing games and great conversation. His sexual stamina was impressive. And he was a handsome man. It’s just that pesky habit of his where he raped, tortured, killed, and dismembered women that was a turn off.”
― Held
― Held
“Through their grief, they must smile. Through their tears, they must laugh. Because comedy was the other side of tragedy.”
― The Criers Club
― The Criers Club
“Look, you’re like a branch on a mighty oak tree. If you don’t bend with the wind sometimes, you will break.”
― The Criers Club
― The Criers Club
“Inside, I was shaking like a Chihuahua in a snow storm. But outside, I was so cool cucumbers were jealous.”
― Held
― Held
“I removed her shoes and took the money from between her tits. Earlier I’d wondered what all she kept in between those mountainous knockers of her. Now I knew. A wad of cash—the bills damp with perspiration, a tube of lipstick, a crumpled pack of cigarettes, a lighter, and a small comb. I had to wonder why she didn’t just carry a purse. I put the lipstick in my pocket and rolled her into the hole, covering her body with dirt before returning the shovel to the shed.”
― 22918
― 22918
“All I saw when I looked at him was blood and gore, anger and rage, torture and brutality.”
― Pushed
― Pushed
“few yards over, a dog barked. I wasn’t too worried about it since it sounded like a small dog and those yappy bastards barked at everything. Had it been a big dog I might’ve been”
― 22918
― 22918
“I knew that when I got home, I’d find dried blood caked thick under my fingernails. I’d find it in my hair and in the wrinkles of my testicles.”
― 22918
― 22918
“Adam Spencer, a happily married 37 year-old father of two young boys, has everything he wants. A successful business, a beautiful home, two cars in the garage, and a dog. What he doesn’t want is to die. But Adam doesn’t have a say in the matter. He just found out he has brain cancer. Troubled”
― The Criers Club
― The Criers Club
“I wondered if one day, a woman would sit handcuffed to this very pipe and watch in fear as my blood swirled away down the drain.”
― Held
― Held
“I just wish I could help. You’re my wife. I should be there, by your side, protecting you from whatever you’re afraid of.”
― Pushed
― Pushed
“I gave them the address of the asshole who wanted his lawn mowed north to south instead of east to west.”
― 22918
― 22918
“What are you serving? Asshole sandwiches? I can’t imagine you’d know how to make anything else.”
― Held
― Held





