“Son, are you happy?
I don't mean to pry,
but do you dream of Heaven?
Have you ever wanted to die?”
― The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories
I don't mean to pry,
but do you dream of Heaven?
Have you ever wanted to die?”
― The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories
“When you don’t have many friends and you don’t have a social life you’re kind of left looking at things, not doing things. There’s a weird freedom in not having people treat you like you’re part of society or where you have to fulfill social relationships.”
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“They took a baseball bat
and whacked open his head.
Mummy Boy fell to the ground;
he finally was dead.
Inside of his head
were no candy or prizes,
just a few stray beetles
of various sizes.”
― The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories
and whacked open his head.
Mummy Boy fell to the ground;
he finally was dead.
Inside of his head
were no candy or prizes,
just a few stray beetles
of various sizes.”
― The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories
“Stick Boy liked Match Girl,
He liked her a lot.
He liked her cute figure,
he thought she was hot.
But could a flame ever burn
for a match and a stick?
It did quite literally;
he burned up quick.”
― The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories
He liked her a lot.
He liked her cute figure,
he thought she was hot.
But could a flame ever burn
for a match and a stick?
It did quite literally;
he burned up quick.”
― The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories
“And I Jack, the Pumpkin King, have grown so tired of the same old thing...”
― The Nightmare Before Christmas
― The Nightmare Before Christmas
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