Vincent

“How much money would I have to take from you so I don’t lose your respect?”
Crocker Fenway chuckled without mirth. “A bit late for that, Mr. Sportello. People like you lose all claim to respect the first time they pay anybody rent.”
“And when the first landlord decided to stiff the first renter for his security deposit, your whole fucking class lost everybody’s respect.”
― Thomas Pynchon, Inherent Vice

“I mean, my arms are detachable so theoretically I could leave them behind if I had a little help but as a longterm solution it was really inconvenient.”
― Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry

“Drinks here weren’t free, but by way of real-life neighborhood civility they were cheap enough.”
― Thomas Pynchon, Inherent Vice

“Father Wanderly said, “Are we speaking with a demon right now?”

“Yeah, sure. Why not?” Marjorie smiled and winked at me, which seemed like proof that she was faking, or proof that she really did have a demon inside her.”
― Paul Tremblay, A Head Full of Ghosts