Deadbeat Quotes

“You're a grown man now, Nathan. I'm sorry for any problems you have, but part of being an adult is to stop blaming your parents for whatever shortcomings you have. That's pretty basic.”
― Noah Van Sciver, The Lizard Laughed

“She had developed a number of habits in her younger years, none of which carried with them a bright future, and the things she would offer to do for a couple of dollars would make the Devil blush.”
― Rachel Autumn Deering, Husk

“Some people do just enough to keep you around because they are AFRAID to know what life would be like without you”
― O. S. Hickman

“Invisible walls barricade you and all winds have ceased. You feel encased by padded glass, held by arms you cannot see.
You were never claustrophobic, despite all that time spent in bunkers and narrow beds and lifelong closets. But like any reasonable person, living or dead, you'd like to have the option of running away, especially when there is plenty to run from.”
― Almeida maali

“Invisible walls barricade you and all winds have ceased. You feel encased by padded glass, held by arms you cannot see.

You were never claustrophobic, despite all that time spent in bunkers and narrow beds and lifelong closets. But like any reasonable person, living or dead, you'd like to have the option of running away, especially when there is plenty to run from.”

Instead you find yourself immobile and optionless, the involuntary detainee of figures in white smocks. Moses to your left and He-Man to your right. They look ahead and they do not smile. Before you is Dr Ranee: white sari, ledger book and schoolyard scowl”
― Almeida maali

“The most dangerous things in life are overeating and the lack of ambition.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“This ain't no time for you to be a deadbeat sister. Again."
I gasped. "Deadbeat? Again?"
Kerresha dragged her suitcase up the steps, now.
"Absent. Estranged. Not present. Whatever you want to call it." The words erupted from her mouth like a geyser.”
― Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

“Harvey Weinstein took pride in not paying bills,” recounted Miramax’s former chief financial officer John Schmidt. “But when you stiff a filmmaker you are stiffing the very lifeblood of what your business is. The whole independent film business is based on championing the small guy.”
― Ken Auletta, Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence

“I could almost take it if you were just a spoiled idiot who can’t drive worth a crap and damn near broke my sister’s leg off. Who lost half our money. And pissed away even more. I’ve been wanting you gone since that prohi told me you tipped him off about Daddy’s still,” she went on. “And to think we welcomed you into our family after you got him killed.”
“Now, hold on.” Jed backed slowly toward the opening of the loft. “You all didn’t ‘welcome’ me into this fucked-up family. Your daddy didn’t want me anywhere near it. And as I recall, there was a gun to my head at the wedding. Or at least pointed at some vital organ—”
“That’s been the real problem,” Shine interrupted. “The wedding. You married my sister. Who loved you, for some reason. Thought a leopard could change his spots, I guess. Instead, you cheated on her. But even with all your sins, shortcomings and sheer stupidity, I could’ve let bygones be bygones.”
She pulled the pistol from the pocket of her overalls.
“Whoa! Let’s not get crazy,” Jed stammered, smirk suddenly replaced with fear.
“But now you’ve gone and laid hands on her.” Shine shook her head slowly, as though regretful of what she was going to say next. Even though she wasn’t— not by a long shot. “She’s better off without you. We all are.”
― Michelle Collins Anderson, The Moonshine Women