These Americans Quotes

“A dude sitting at the bar rail started giving her that fucking bullshit “I love you” look, a look you get from dudes who are usually very near to full-on alcohol poisoning and have decided, with absolute clarity, that you are “their fucking everything.” This type of scenario could go a variety of different ways, but most times turns angry and violent. This violence wears many faces, but with these guys, it only rears its ugly head when enough alcohol has been consumed. It’s the Hyde to their sad and lonely Jekyll that they portray during the day, while they are sober and at work.”
― Aaron Paul Schaut, These Americans: A Novel

“Stacia talked a lot, all the time. It was mostly gossip about peers which, according to Gus, was a replacement for actual animal instinct. He said it filled a void left due to a decent economy, unlimited groceries, and houses with cold, cold AC and hot, hot heat.”
― Aaron Paul Schaut, These Americans: A Novel