Paul Pope

“didn’t have time to think about it. I took a sip. It tasted as if I’d taken a drink directly from the diseased asshole of an incontinent skunk. It took all of my strength not to vomit.”
― Matt Dinniman, Dungeon Crawler Carl

“It’s human nature not to trust intelligence.”
― Jason Mott, The Crossing: A Novel

“Hope,” she said, “is just imagination put into practice.”
― Jason Mott, The Crossing: A Novel

“She moved mainly by pushing with her knees and hips. Her good hand was at her belly, holding her guts in place, keeping her entrails tucked in. They were warm and greasy under her fingers. Even though she was dying inch by inch, she knew they were valuable and she couldn’t let them go. Already, her open belly was packed with brown leaves and dirt and dry pine needles.”
― Tim Curran, Blooding Night