Rod Hansen > Recent Status Updates

“You never expect the brick wall when you hit it.”
Pg. 177

“Each time, after doctors had dressed his wounds, a long and painful daily process, Garfield would always say, in a hearty voice, “Thank you, gentlemen.”

“It was too early to be drinking. Barely noon. Pete didn’t care. He was past caring.”

“Mrs. Poe looked very young . . . and when she coughed it was made certain that she was rapidly passing away.”

“I am among strangers, and my wretchedness is more than I can bear.”

“Many a killer has hung himself by revealing information he shouldn’t have known.”

“He flicked on the television. John Lennon was dead.”

“He employed a handsome young carpenter named Harrison Ford who hung around for months getting stoned while his projects languished.”

“The 1960s were over. The 1960s would never end.”

“Jann Wenner nailed Mick Jagger’s hide to the wall with vindictive aplomb.”

“Rock and roll speaks for today’s experiences. It is the poetry of youth.”

“His eyes stared upward, unseeing, fringed with icy lashes.”

“Why is there a ski mask?” she asked him.

“They saw addicts as a demographic. As a market to be tapped.”

“You probably never had to deal with eight angry hookers crammed into the back of a van, but it can be a handful.”

“I do hate being married to him. I do want a way out.”

“We’re going to run out of money.”

“Tens of billions in value were vaporizing . . . The fall was getting out of control. It seemed as if it could have no floor.”

“For a company that was seven years old to still not be able to explain its core business with clarity was unusual.”

“Getting in the door was the most important part.”

“When a lifetime comes, you don’t evaluate whether it’s the right one. You just grab for it, and hold on.”

I’m loving the structure of this book. A multi-faceted narrative structure I admit felt uncomfortable at first but once you settle into it the discomfort is part of the story.

“Today, she’s not simply uneasy, but scared. Once again, I wonder if she’s told me the whole truth. If she’s hiding something I need to know.”

“At first, just the fresh air without the stench of death was a relief.”

“These watches were stolen last night, and a security guard was killed. That makes you our prime suspect. Dig?”

“I mean do you believe in it literally? Do you believe in Hell as you believe in Australia?”

“Rob’s supply pyramid began offloading ten thousand Xanax bars a week.”

“I had no choice. I closed my eyes and I squeezed the trigger.”

“I realized that everyone in my family had secrets. And mine might be the worst of all.”

“Don’t worry about it, Eli. You’re too good for us now. We get it.”