“Chicago happened slowly, like a migraine. First they were driving through countryside, then, imperceptibly, the occasional town became a low suburban sprawl, and the sprawl became the city.”
― American Gods
― American Gods
“The problem with relationships between women is that neither one of you is automatically the wronged party, which frankly takes a lot of the fun out of an argument.”
― Our Wives Under the Sea
― Our Wives Under the Sea
“Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are.”
― System Collapse
― System Collapse
“What danger signs should patients watch for when selecting a skeleton doctor? Well, if the doctor refers to patients as “poor unlucky bastards,” be careful. Also, doctors who turn abandoned mental institutions into their own private research facilities are probably up to no good. Especially when the entrance to said clinic is “an underground passageway behind the morgue.” Most important, just remember that whenever a skeleton does science, innocent people wind up getting hurt.”
― Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction
― Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction
“I used to think it was vital to know things, to feel safe in the learning and recounting of facts. I used to think it was possible to know enough to escape from the panic of not knowing, but I realise now that you can never learn enough to protect yourself, not really.”
― Our Wives Under the Sea
― Our Wives Under the Sea
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