And that’s because early readers are only good at something others will eventually be good at, too. So being first isn’t special—it’s just annoying.
“If you don’t mind me saying, you are a very peculiar man.” “Sane though. I’ve got a piece of paper.”
― Bloody Christmas
― Bloody Christmas
“How old are you, Samura?” She pursed her thin lips and glared at me. “It’s Sakura. I’m nine.” “Well, if you want to see ten, I suggest you stop fucking around and stay in here.” Tears began to roll. “I hate you.” “I’m not over-fond of me either, but what can you do, eh?”
― From Hell's Heart
― From Hell's Heart
“Work? Scribbling and mucking around on a stage is hardly in the same league as collecting night soil or fishing bodies out of the river.” “Great art is the mark of civilization.” “I thought that was a working sewerage system and clean drinking water but have it your way.”
― From Hell's Heart
― From Hell's Heart
“It’s like how you could go through your whole life and never meet an unsuccessful parachutist. That didn’t mean they didn’t exist. They did, but only for as long as it took gravity to prove an emphatic point from ten thousand feet.”
― Bloody Christmas
― Bloody Christmas
“Bonner smiled. “Are you going to tell me next how when you were a kid you only got an orange for Christmas, Sarge?” O’Keefe took a sip on his coffee to hide a smile. “Cheeky bitch, I’m not that old.” “Or that fond of fruit.”
― Bloody Christmas
― Bloody Christmas
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