“I'm rightly tired of the pain I hear and feel, boss. I'm tired of bein on the road, lonely as a robin in the rain. Not never havin no buddy to go on with or tell me where we's comin from or goin to or why. I'm tired of people bein ugly to each other. It feels like pieces of glass in my head. I'm tired of all the times I've wanted to help and couldn't. I'm tired of bein in the dark. Mostly it's the pain. There's too much. If I could end it, I would. But I can't.”
― The Green Mile
― The Green Mile
“When it came to the dark fuckery of the human heart, there seemed to be no limit.”
― Full Dark, No Stars
― Full Dark, No Stars
“Later, going home, I realized they didn't look alike at all; what made them seem to was the aftermath of stress and the lingering of sorrow. It's strange how pain marks our faces, and makes us look like family.”
― Coffey's Hands
― Coffey's Hands
“Might as well try to drink the ocean with a spoon as argue with a lover.”
― The Drawing of the Three
― The Drawing of the Three
“No one likes to see a government folder with his name on it.”
― Firestarter
― Firestarter
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