“I felt his hot tears and the loneliness of man and the sweetness of all men and the aching haunting beauty of the living”
― Full of Life: A Definitive Biography of John Fante and His Los Angeles Muse
― Full of Life: A Definitive Biography of John Fante and His Los Angeles Muse
“Almighty God, I am sorry I am now an atheist, but have You read Nietzsche?”
― Ask the Dust
― Ask the Dust
“It’s so easy to be easy—if you let it.”
― Love Is a Dog from Hell
― Love Is a Dog from Hell
“If there are junk yards in hell, love is the dog that guards the gates.”
― Love Is a Dog from Hell
― Love Is a Dog from Hell
Benjamin’s 2025 Year in Books
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