Quotes from This Isn't What It Looks Like

Pseudonymous Bosch ·  423 pages

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“USE COMMON SENSE. If somebody offers you a thousand dollars for this book, chances are their motives are not pure. Then again, a thousand dollars is a lot of money. Take the money and run.”
― Pseudonymous Bosch, quote from This Isn't What It Looks Like


“Despite my vanity, I fear for my sanity.”
― Pseudonymous Bosch, quote from This Isn't What It Looks Like


“Whether it’s chocolate or socks, the rule is the same; the darker the better.”
― Pseudonymous Bosch, quote from This Isn't What It Looks Like


“Your problem, it is not here' - he pointed the pen at Max-Ernest's throat - 'it is here' - he pointed the pen at Max-Ernest's chest. 'My heart is heavy, too. But you must be strong. This situation, it is very serious. It is not only Cass's life that is at stake. If she dies, the Secret, it will die too.”
― Pseudonymous Bosch, quote from This Isn't What It Looks Like


“This new condition, this unwilled silence, had fallen over him ten days ago. The day Cass had gone into the hospital. The day she had fallen into a coma.”
― Pseudonymous Bosch, quote from This Isn't What It Looks Like



“SOMEBODY OFFERS YOU A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THIS BOOK, CHANCES ARE THEIR MOTIVES ARE NOT PURE. THEN AGAIN, A THOUSAND DOLLARS IS A LOT OF MONEY. TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN.”
― Pseudonymous Bosch, quote from This Isn't What It Looks Like


“IN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENT THAT YOU FIND YOURSELF CORNERED BY A MEMBER OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN, PICK YOUR NOSE.”
― Pseudonymous Bosch, quote from This Isn't What It Looks Like


“Truth is only stranger than fiction if you’re a stranger to the truth. Which”
― Pseudonymous Bosch, quote from This Isn't What It Looks Like


“I’ve never met a joke so bad I didn’t like it. Then again, I’ve never met a joke.”
― Pseudonymous Bosch, quote from This Isn't What It Looks Like


“rich, ripe, dark, deep, zippy, zesty, wicked, wonderful, delicious, delightful, delectable and even electable (if he could vote), vibrant, vivacious, seductive, addictive, oh-so-very-attractive, nourishing, flourishing, rather ravishing, beautiful, buttery, sometimes bittersweet but never bitter, gorgeous and worth gorging on, berry-ish, cherry-ish, meaty yet fruity, elemental yet complex, mellow yet electric, soothing yet energizing, earthy yet heavenly, melt-in-your-mouth pleasure of chocolate?”
― Pseudonymous Bosch, quote from This Isn't What It Looks Like



“Whether it’s chocolate or socks, the rule is the same: the darker the better.”
― Pseudonymous Bosch, quote from This Isn't What It Looks Like


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