Alan > Alan's Quotes

“You can have a hangover from other things than alcohol. I had one from women. Women made me sick.”
― Raymond Chandler, Philip Marlowe Complete Collection

“I'd netted a bachelor's in English from Boston University, but it had done less for me, in strictly financial terms, than the eight-week course that earned me a commercial driver's license.”
― Joe Hill, Full Throttle

“The house was an empty tank full of grief. Their empty ghosts floated everywhere they were not.”
― Austin Wright, Tony and Susan

“What would the army tell you to do?"
"Fire armor-piercing rounds in sufficient quantity to subdue resistance. And then fire tracer rounds at the gas tank in sufficient quantity to subdue evidence.”
― Lee Child

“She needed to remind herself not to accidentally press the spot on the seam of her T-shirt that would make the cat start singing a sea shanty consisting entirely of meows.”
― David Wong, Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick

“Concerted campaigns of cyberespionage are not one of my fears. I'm at DefCon Minus Five.”
― Michael Marshall, Killer Move

“She was skinny, early twenties, curly black hair in goth/emo style. Drapey black clothes under the corporate apron, a stud through her nose. The effect was not unattractive, though had I been the place's manager I might have wanted the staff to look like they'd be dishing out fresh dairy products full of organic, carbon-neutral goodness, rather than bat wings sprinkled with toad's bloo.”
― Michael Marshall, Killer Move

“I promise that I'm here to be your friend and I'm not going to be a stranger for long.”
― Paul Tremblay, The Cabin at the End of the World

“As he looked back at the fiery cascade, Gentry covered Nancy with his arms and chest to protect her from the burning bats.”
― Jeff Rovin, Vespers

“I’d rather be despised than ignored.”
― Suzanne Collins, Sunrise on the Reaping

“There's nothing scarier than groupthink.”
― Bentley Little, The Association

“Baphomet acted as a sort of Hell's Gate mascot, like Gritty for the Flyers. Just as creepy, less fuzzy.”
― Rachel Harrison, Black Sheep

“He tells us, with regret, that we do not turn into bats.”
― Rachel Harrison, So Thirsty

“BUT YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY AVOID IF: Let's be honest. if you're reading this book Hereditary is too scary for you. It's very nearly too scary for me, and this is my job.”
― Emily C. Hughes, Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch

“There are places in the desert where things can be hidden and never found.”
― Ronald Malfi, Senseless