Trish Bash

“Resurrection is my forte.”
― David Simpson, Post-Human Omnibus

“Looks interesting,” I said, handing the book back. “But not for me. I prefer pictures.” He didn’t take the book. Just pushed it gently toward me. “This book does have pictures.” He must be crazy. I had just looked. To humor him, I flipped through the pages again and when I got to the end of the book, I held it up. “No pictures.” “Sure there is,” he said. I remember thinking how stubborn he was. “The pictures are hiding.” Now he had my attention. I looked down at the book in my hand. He continued, “The pictures are inside the words.” “What?” Now I was confused. (Remember, I was quite young.) “Read the first page. Maybe the second. You’ll see.” He nodded at the book. “The pictures will rise out of the page and into your head. Don’t worry, your eyes will form the pics from the words.” He started to lose me at that young age, but I did what he said. I opened the book to chapter one and started reading. And I gasped. A picture formed instantly.”
― Jonas Saul, Losing Sarah

“And remember, fear stands for false, evidence, appearing, real. There’s nothing to fear. Just be strong and fight. We’ll walk away from this as long as you believe we will. Life doesn’t owe you, but it does provide opportunities. You can either watch things happen, make things happen or wonder what the fuck happened. Choose well and we’ll make it. Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. Never give up. I take an interest in my future because I’m going to spend the rest of my life there. You should too.”
― Jonas Saul, The Sarah Roberts Series Vol. 4-6

“He laughed as a song came into his ears. “All you need is love.” Playing The Beatles always made him feel more hopeful about the world. Good art did that, that’s why people loved it. It made you feel connected to something greater than yourself, and remember your own purpose in this mad play called the cosmos.”
― Christopher Cartwright, The Labyrinth Key