Quotes from Troika

Adam Pelzman ·  288 pages

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“Just a minute of perfect darkness before he pulls me out of a place I really had no business going.”
― Adam Pelzman, quote from Troika


“That's one of the things my dad taught me-that one of the most respectful things you can do for another person is be on time. 'Cause what's more valuable than one single minute in a human being's life? Time is finite, he used to say, the most precious and limited resource.”
― Adam Pelzman, quote from Troika


“I open my hand and put my thumb and index finger around his wrist and lift it up to the strobe light. And there it is, blinking in the light, on-off, on-off, on-off, a platinum wedding band, clear and bright like a priest’s collar.”
― Adam Pelzman, quote from Troika


“He nods, looks at me likes he’s thinking hard, like he doesn’t know if he should say what he wants, something real risky, or if he should play it safe.”
― Adam Pelzman, quote from Troika


“You must promise me, Julian, that you will submit to no man. You are your father’s son. Sometimes predator, sometimes protector. Only you will know when to be one and when the other.”
― Adam Pelzman, quote from Troika



About the author

Adam Pelzman
Born place: The United States
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