“If you're looking for sympathy you'll find it between shit and syphilis in the dictionary.”
― Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays
― Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays
“Most people would have found it grotesque, but when you're in love nothing is so abstract or horrible that it can't be thought of as cute.”
― When You Are Engulfed in Flames
― When You Are Engulfed in Flames
“You many have noticed I have a temper ... but when I calmed down, I realized that this world, blighted and imperfect as it is, would be better with you in it.”
― Shades of Grey
― Shades of Grey
“It is funny the things that run through your mind when you're sitting in your underpants in front of a pair of strangers.”
― When You Are Engulfed in Flames
― When You Are Engulfed in Flames
“Okay, this is the wisdom. First, time spent on reconnaissanse is never wasted. Second, almost anything can be improved with the addition of bacon. And finally, there is no problem on Earth that can't be ameliorated by a hot bath and a cup of tea.”
― Shades of Grey
― Shades of Grey
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