Possum
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The effect, I must say, was rather stunning, yet had, like any great performance, taken years to perfect.
“Have you ever cannonballed into a cold lake? The shock of an old memory is kind of like that; every neuron singing a bright hosanna: here we are. You forgot about us, but we didn’t forget about you.”
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
“The dead miss the sun. It's dark down there.”
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
“This is the problem with horror movies: Everyone knows what's coming next but actions have momentum, every decision an equal and justified reaction. Just because you know you should, doesn't mean that you can, stop.”
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
“He could have been a somebody but all he ever wanted to be was somebody to someone”
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
“A decade of friendship teaches you a lot of things: the tics that separate I’m sorry and I’m sorry you caught me, that hangdog expression that is really code for when the other person’s expecting you to fix their mess.”
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
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