“Solutions like, We solve the problems? Or solutions like, We dissolve fuckers in acid?”
― Tree of Smoke
― Tree of Smoke
“So I thought, you know, Teach me about death, Satan, I don’t care. And it was all about murder, which was great because when you’re not the one getting murdered, murder’s the ultimate interesting thing. I totally agree with that.”
― Ugly Man
― Ugly Man
“He had done nothing on Christmas day, just wandered around outside in the frozen woods. Hard ground, chill winds and bare branches that looked like they'd been dipped in sugar. None of it seemed real, like walking around in a desolate dream, but one he didn't want to wake up from.”
― The Elephant Tree
― The Elephant Tree
“Novels without female characters were a lifeless desert.”
― Sweet Tooth
― Sweet Tooth
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