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“Every age brought its specific terror. As a boy, Felix had lain awake, afraid the house would burn down. As a youth, he’d dreaded bullies. Later, it was conscription into the army. Or the fear of not learning a trade. Or never finding a wife. After school, his career. After his son was born, he feared everything. His secret dream was to face down such a horror that it would leave him inoculated. He’d never suffer fear of anything, ever again. These”
― Make Something Up: Stories You Can't Unread
― Make Something Up: Stories You Can't Unread
“In the old free days all I wanted was a sharp sword and a straight path to my enemies. Now no paths are straight and my sword is useless.”
― Conan: The Barbarian complete collection
― Conan: The Barbarian complete collection
“I wear my sunglasses. Keeps you on one side and me on the other.”
― Black Coffee Blues
― Black Coffee Blues
“Kevin floated a trial idea. To him the protesters at the front gate were the equivalent of the protesters outside abortion clinics. The Rock Hudsons tried to stop people coming here the same way do-gooders tried to block people going to murder their unborn kids. The irony was in how those same rescued babies got adopted by Rock Hudsons. Kevin”
― Make Something Up: Stories You Can't Unread
― Make Something Up: Stories You Can't Unread
“I very much enjoy stating that I have never had a drink of alcohol or a toke of any recreational drug in my life. What I don’t state is that I will never have a drink of alcohol or a toke of any recreational drug in my life. I can report on the past, but I’m reluctant to predict the future. The hippies were right about fresh vegetables and staying away from fast food, so maybe they’re right about LSD. What the fuck do I know? I don’t even trust myself completely on the past. I remember things wrong all the time. I’m not willing to say I’m never going to do recreational heroin, so I’m sure as shooting not going to close the Big Mac door forever.”
― Presto!: How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales
― Presto!: How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales
Jake Textor’s 2025 Year in Books
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