Gritty Realism Quotes

“To the Jews, Maccabees were heroes. That made me wonder if the Irgun or Stern Gang had been more than terrorists. ”
― Murray Bailey, The Prisoner of Acre

“then I saw a church. I didn't particularly like churches, especially when they were filled with people. but I didn't fugure it to be that way at 9 p.m. I walked up the steps.
hey hey, woman, come see what's left of your man.
I could sit there a while and breath in the stink, maybe make something out of God, maybe give him a chance. I pulled at the door.
the motherfucker was locked.”
― Charles Bukowski, Notes of a Dirty Old Man

“If she was so afraid and so traumatized by my act of mercy; why didn't she stop me?”
― Mike Bockoven, FantasticLand

“It wasn't Fantasticland anymore. Sadie blew her away and those kids dug the grave where she landed”
― Mike Bockoven, FantasticLand

“The soul of this country lives in the gap-toothed smiles of gas station cashiers, the matted fur of small-town dogs, the buzzing of neon signs in small dives where a layer of dust covers every surface, the shattered spirit of drive-through employees in nowhere towns, the weird smells and carpet stains in cheap motels where the windows look out at empty parking lots.”
― Gabino Iglesias, The Devil Takes You Home

“It’s bold attending a funeral that you were the cause of.”
― Ghad , Murder On The Run: An Urban Novelette