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The bottom line is that insults only hurt when they come from someone I respect.”
“You get more with honey than you do with vinegar. And when you run out of both, you reach for the buckshot.”
“First of all, I’m not narcissistic.” When she opened her lips to argue, he said, “I know Narkissos of Thespiae—while we might share traits, I came first, so he’s Lothairistic, not the other way around.
“Funny thing about Appalachia jokes—unlike all other jokes, they just never get old.”
“You died the day you signed on for this war. You’re already dead. So why not be brave now?”
“Men are like coal boilers, Ellie. If you find a man you reckon to keep, you got to feed his belly every day, make him burn for you, then release some steam purty regular, or you ain’t ever gonna get him to work.”
“If you want to communicate an idea to a man’s brain, you talk to him through his pecker. It’s like an ear horn, y’all.”
Already as good as dead, just like the frontline soldiers.
“I’m no expert with females”—the others rolled their eyes at that—“but I believe an attempted decapitation communicates the need for some space.”
“You gave her your heart, and she gave you the bird.” Nïx sighed. “Songs will be written about this.”
“I’ve learned I need to consult you in matters, lest you decapitate me.”
