Duncan Ralston > Quotes

“That doesn't invalidate it, Angel said. There's no statute of limitations on pain.”
― Duncan Ralston, Woom

“You should always listen to that voice when something doesn't feel right. Always look out for the red flags. Stop worrying about being nice, about making a scene.”
― Duncan Ralston, Woom

“Some places hold the pain in their walls, in the carpet snags, in the cracks of the ceiling and chinks in the baseboards.”
― Duncan Ralston, Woom

“False hope is better than believing you're the world's biggest loser.”
― Duncan Ralston

“I read for fun," Allison said. "It's okay when you're an adult, I think.”
― Duncan Ralston, Ghostland

“There's atheism, and then there's anti-theism, know what I mean? Atheists don't believe in God, but they don't care if you do, so long as you're not forcing it on others. Anti-theists seem to have declared war on God.”
― Duncan Ralston, Salvage

“It took a thick skin to find a good man swimming in an ocean of losers.”
― Duncan Ralston, In Every Dark Corner

“She hadn't signed on for this. She craved action. She wanted hard deadlines.”
― Duncan Ralston, How to Kill a Celebrity: a Novella

“But the fact that a man who dealt with the absolute worst of humanity every single day could still find a moment to be charitable gave me a glimmer of hope.”
― Duncan Ralston, Where the Monsters Live

“My most violent fantasies were born in that room: gruesome acts I suspected I'd never be able to stomach even if the opportunity arose- thoughts which belonged to the monster growing inside me.”
― Duncan Ralston, Where the Monsters Live

“Just because it's the end of the world doesn't make hygiene any less important.”
― Duncan Ralston, Ghostland

“germane.”
― Duncan Ralston, Woom

“Nobody does, Owen," she said. He saw sympathy in Avery's eyes, revealing an emotional side she'd kept hidden from him in the eleven years they'd been partners. "If people did, they'd call it something else." When he looked again, his sister was gone.”
― Duncan Ralston, Salvage

“He said he was gonna fuck up a panda bear.”
― Duncan Ralston, Gross Out

“They'd crept past a blood-soaked clown cheerily juggling the severed heads of his victims and a woman in a white flowing dress spinning the dead into cocoons made of living vines.”
― Duncan Ralston, Ghostland

“This room was where it all started, he thought. Fitting that it should end here, too.”
― Duncan Ralston, Woom

“There had to be a reason, on an evolutionary level, for fear to instill a person with the urge to shit themselves.”
― Duncan Ralston, In Every Dark Corner

“Hello, Mom," he said to the empty room. "It's been a long time.”
― Duncan Ralston, Woom

“Ghosts are people too," the protestor said in monotone. "Help put an end to the slavery of innocent non-corporeal beings.”
― Duncan Ralston, Ghostland

“Oh, she was a lousy, two-timing bitch. But she knew how to drizzle on the honey after she splashed you with vinegar.”
― Duncan Ralston, Gross Out

“What they didn't understand was that horror comforted him.”
― Duncan Ralston, Ghostland

“I think we're all born with a hole in ourselves," she said finally. "As we grow, as we become who we're meant to be, we fill that hole with love, with family, with purpose⁠—”
― Duncan Ralston, Cvlt: a Lonely Motel Novel

“Modern dating was a labyrinthine manscape riddled with trolls, bros, haters, and selfie-obsessed divos.”
― Duncan Ralston, In Every Dark Corner

“Only the monsters down here were most definitely not nice, and trying to cuddle one would be dangerous, like kissing a piranha”
― Duncan Ralston, Where the Monsters Live

“The thing Jesus said about forgiveness? 'When we forgive men for their sins, God forgives us for ours.' We have to remember that, man. Hold it close to our hearts.”
― Duncan Ralston, Dead Men Walking: a Novelette

“This is definitely the strangest date I ever had. And I've been with guys who get off shitting in diapers and begging for a spanking.”
― Duncan Ralston, Woom

“This isn't a game, Lilian. There aren't any trophies for completing side quests.”
― Duncan Ralston, Ghostland

“I wasn't fishing for compliments, bro, but thanks, I guess.”
― Duncan Ralston, Dead Men Walking: a Novelette

“Imagine surviving all of this just to come out with a staph infection or ringworm.”
― Duncan Ralston, Puzzle House

“Grief is a prison," he said, offering her a sad smile. "The key is in your mind.”
― Duncan Ralston