G > G's Quotes

“If you're looking for sympathy you'll find it between shit and syphilis in the dictionary.”
― David Sedaris, Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays

“War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.”
― Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West

“The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting”
― Bukowski C.

“Head in the book. Nose sliding down the valley between the pages.”
― Roddy Doyle, A Star Called Henry

“The handy thing about being a father is that the historic standard is so pitifully low.”
― Michael Chabon, Manhood for Amateurs

“[G]ive him this much: death didn't just walk up and inhale him. He wasn't exactly whisked away. He left claw marks on his life.”
― Denis Johnson, Already Dead: A California Gothic