Quotes from Spud

John van de Ruit ·  352 pages

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“When in doubt keep reading. A book will never die on you”
― John van de Ruit, quote from Spud


“Roll call. (We have to start every day with this just to check nobody has run away or died in their beds.)”
― John van de Ruit, quote from Spud


“So, Milton,” he said, “welcome to paradise lost.”
― John van de Ruit, quote from Spud


“(I can't believe this beautiful woman who looks like a forest fairy could have married Sparerib.) Boggs rates her breasts as incredible. I must admit they are impressive.”
― John van de Ruit, quote from Spud


“Mad Dog hasn’t spent much time in the dormitory and seems to do a lot of hunting.”
― John van de Ruit, quote from Spud



“school). He has a very posh English accent and strides around with a walking stick, swearing like a maniac.”
― John van de Ruit, quote from Spud


“When I leave school I will drive around looking for prostitutes like Julia.”
― John van de Ruit, quote from Spud


“I thought about my friend and wondered if his ghost was here with Macarthur. Or maybe they were in heaven somewhere watching me sing with Gecko telling the old man he was getting goosebumps.”
― John van de Ruit, quote from Spud


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About the author

John van de Ruit
Born place: in Durban, South Africa
Born date April 19, 1975
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