R.E. Vance > R.E.'s Quotes

“He smiled and as his lips parted, little bits of solid waste fell from them. Hellelujah, we can only be what we are, I thought and wondered if I was as repulsive to him as he was to me. I don't think so, because even though he literally wore a shit-eating grin, I sensed he was genuinely happy to see me”
― R.E. Vance, GoneGodWorld, Episode Two

“Love is not the doe-eyed virgin you believe her to be. Love is always hungry. Love is always wanting. Love is not rational. Love does not compromise. And Love is not happy simply possessing you. It wants to own you. Control you. Be you. The first murder was because of love. And I promise you that the last of your kind will die for it. “Love is the single-minded hunter who consumes its prey, sucking it of all it’s worth and then seeks another. Love is only happy when you are on your knees, begging it to stay. And love will walk away, leaving you to your self pity just to feel your need. “Love”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Trust the unicorn, but don’t put all your hope in him.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Astarte said the jacket reminded her of an ancient demon called The Judge, who separated the righteous from the wicked—and then burned the righteous.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“claws. I even threw in a Care Bear Stare for good measure. ”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Even when they were here, faith was never about them. It was always about having faith in yourself,”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Redemption is reliant on being forgiven”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Hellelujah!”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“There was enough of that going round with everyone assuming vampires were evil, ogres stupid and angels good, and I wasn’t going to be a part of it.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Penemue’s thing was knowing all that was written. That included the abstract, metaphorical writing of one’s deeds on their soul. And with Penemue’s perfect memory it meant he could tell you everything about you, your parents, your extended family and all your relatives going back to the beginning of time with an eerie precision. Sadly, Penemue’s thing tended to freak the hell out of people. ”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“had no doubt that there were many who saw Astarte as male, female and Other, and reminded myself that I only saw Astarte as a ‘she’ because, well... I like boobs. There, I said it. ”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“She did not light a cigarette, she ignited it. She did not brush back her hair, she sculpted it. She did not smile at you, she inflamed you.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“She was a predator and your desire was her prey. Still—she was beautiful.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“How does one bear the march of time, knowing that each moment spent will never return? How do you accept that the breath just breathed takes you one step closer to the void? How do accept that an end is coming and no amount of power or wealth or talent will ever save you from it? How do you live knowing you are going to die? I had no idea and my ignorance suddenly felt very funny to me. A laugh escaped my being and my sides split in agonizing pain at the effort, “One day at a time,” I said, “One day at a time.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“After all, you never see the knife in your back coming from the ones you love.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Like the tearing of fabric or the sheering of skin, your soul rips away from you. It is solid and hard, and unmistakable.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“One can survive without trust. But living means having faith in others and Others.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“It’s like asking what your religion is—or was—or how much money you got in your bank account or if you’re straight or gay. Leaves too much room for profiling, and I’d rather judge you on what I see than what I believe.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“If you’ve ever had a Drambuie hangover you’d know that the last thing you’d ever want to drink was Ambrosia.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“The slow suicide of a broken heart.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“O progeny of Heav’n, empyreal Thrones,                  With reason hath deep silence and demur                  Seized us, though undismayed: long is the way                  And hard, that out of Hell leads up to light.”   Milton”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“His words lacked sympathy, while at the same time expressed a depth of empathy beyond anything I have felt before.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Since the GrandExodus, I have spent all my time reading and brooding, barely a sober moment in between.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“I guess when you had the word of God on your side, tact wasn’t one of the skills you needed to develop.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Size, cosmically speaking, doesn’t matter. Only space. And even the smallest of spaces can hold the vastest of universes.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“I miss being with you, lying on a couch and doing nothing. I miss being bored next to you. I miss hearing you breathe and feeling the warmth of your body. I miss watching TV.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“How easily we break our principles, claiming that necessity deems it acceptable.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Death is what binds us together, our only shared experience and for that reason, if nothing else, death should not be feared, but embraced.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Have a good night, Jean-Luc Matthias who is just missing the Mark,”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“I never knew so much joy could also hurt so badly. How does one heart have room for both? Unsure”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World