Ben Schultz

“Loud people have thin, hollow bones. They can be broken in half and discarded into a pit. They snap as easily as children do, but they will not burn as long in a fire. If a loud person tries to store his voice in a jar, he will not be able to, unless the jar is a mouth worn on the face of someone in his family, which he must prize open with his fingers while shouting deep into the hole there.”
― Ben Marcus, Leaving the Sea: Stories

“Trick, yes, trick.' The boys were catching fire with the idea. It made all the good glue go out of their joints and put a little dust of sin in their blood. They felt it stir around until it pumped on up to light their eyes and stretch their lips to show their happy-dog teeth. 'Yeah, sure”
― Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree

“In Germany, they treated you with yourself. You were guilty of hiding you own cure inside of you, you selfish fuck.”
― Ben Marcus, Leaving the Sea: Stories

“This first. To understand this. Then maybe."
Julian was impressed. The doctor had devised a pretty good tombstone.
This first. To understand this. Then maybe.”
― Ben Marcus, Leaving the Sea: Stories