Quotes from Bonechiller

Graham McNamee ·  304 pages

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“Everybody hears whispered gossip and rumors clear across town. But nobody hears the scream next door.”
― Graham McNamee, quote from Bonechiller


“Gotta keep an eye on those terrorist polar bears, and make sure Santa's elves aren't planning a holy war.”
― Graham McNamee, quote from Bonechiller


“But he's a missing person nobody's going to miss much.”
― Graham McNamee, quote from Bonechiller


“You don't know if he's pissed or just laughing at you.”
― Graham McNamee, quote from Bonechiller


“The end of the world hurts like a bitch.”
― Graham McNamee, quote from Bonechiller



“Moving into the hallway, I make the mistake of looking down. The floor seems to drop out from under me, with nothing solid to support me but my own reflection.
I take a step, watching the sole of my bare left foot meet its twin rising up on the flipside. I get the weirdest sensation that I won't fall as long as I have the reversed images of my own feet to walk on.”
― Graham McNamee, quote from Bonechiller


About the author

Graham McNamee
Born place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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