“Alcoholism is a disease,” she said. “Like athlete’s foot. Or herpes. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. Luker and I have lots of friends who are alcoholics. And speed freaks too.” “Well,”
― Michael McDowell, quote from The Elementals
“To have a family is real strange,” said India thoughtfully. “All these people you wouldn’t have anything to do with except that they’re related to you.”
― Michael McDowell, quote from The Elementals
“She’s got manners, but what has she got in the way of morals?” “Oh,” said Luker blithely, “she and I don’t have any morals. We have to get along with a scruple or two.” “I”
― Michael McDowell, quote from The Elementals
“You know what you should have done, added Luker, you should have ripped his balls off and stapled them to the back of his throat.”
― Michael McDowell, quote from The Elementals
“It’s bad when the dead talk in dreams,” said Odessa.”
― Michael McDowell, quote from The Elementals
“Daylight had not brought a solution, but it had accorded indifference. Having”
― Michael McDowell, quote from The Elementals
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Born date June 1, 1950
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“I would like to be able to say that I threw myself into the spirit of it all, but the truth is, I still felt a bit dazed. A bit abstracted. It's going to take time, I guess. If you’ve thought in a certain way for many years, if you’ve had a picture in your mind of how things are and that picture is suddenly shown to be faulty, well, it stands to reason that it will take a while to adjust. And during that time, you’re bound to feel … disconnected”
― Mary Lawson, quote from Crow Lake
“You have a lot of predictors for serial killer behavior, I know—in fact, I think you have more predictors than I've ever seen in one person. But you have to remember that predictors are just that— they predict what might happen, they don't prophesy what will happen. Ninety five percent of serial killers wet their beds and light fires and hurt animals, but that doesn't mean that ninety-five percent of kids who do those things will become serial killers. You are always in control of your own destiny, and you are always the one who makes your own choices—no one else.”
― Dan Wells, quote from I Am Not A Serial Killer
“A small cup of the deceivingly cheerful cherry-red syrup”
― Galaxy Craze, quote from The Last Princess
“Странно бе, че с течение на времето започнах все по-често да си спомням за Наташа. В мислите ми нямаше нито съжаление, нито разкаяние, ала едва в този миг осъзнах какво е представлявала тя за мен. Тогава не го бях осъзнавал, но сега, когато всичко се отрече от мен, или се сля с поток от огорчения, рухнали илюзии и лутания, ми ставаше все по-ясно каква роля бе изиграла тя в моя живот. Като че ли от златоносната руда бе изтръгнат чистия метал. Тези мисли не ми помогнаха да преодолея разочарованието, ала за това пък запонах да да виждам нещата по-отчетливо и да се дистанцирам от тях. Колкото повее онова време се отдалечаваше от мен, толкова по-силно ставаше убеждението ми, че Наташа е била най-важното явление в моя живот, а аз не съм знаел това...Понякога си мисля,че можех да остана в Америка, ако знаех какво ме очаква в Европа. Но това бяха мисли, които идваха и отлитаха като вятъра, те не пораждаха нито сълзи, нито отчаяние - знаех, че едното бе невъзможно без другото, живота ми в Америка нмаше да бъде същия. Връщане назад няма, нищо не стои на едно място - нито ти, нито другия до теб. Онова, което остана, бяха редките вечери, изпълнени с тъга, тъгата на всеки човек, осъзнаващ, че всичко е преходно, а той е единственото живо същество, което го знае, както знае и друго - че това е неговата утеха, макар и да не разбира защо.”
― Erich Maria Remarque, quote from Shadows in Paradise
“I think reading a good book makes one modest. When you see the marvelous insight into human nature which a truly great book shows, it is bound to make you feel small—like looking at the Dipper on a clear night, or seeing the winter sunrise when you go out to collect the morning eggs. And anything that makes you feel small is mighty good for you.”
― Christopher Morley, quote from Parnassus on Wheels
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