In River Cardinal Quotes

“The meat was pulsating. Grunting–from pigs. The corpses shifted, then rolled off onto the floor. Trotters clicked on the vinyl. They smelled him. Death-clouded eyes found the intruder. Snouts split in two, baring angry, red flesh. Human eyeballs rolled left and right within two slits in the redness. The closest pig dropped to its stomach. Snap! Fingers. A hand pulled itself out of the pink rip. Another. A pause, then bumps formed in the back. The tips of fifty-caliber bullets poked free–spines from neck to tail. The hands helped the animal feet–made the creature faster, but awkwardly.”
― Tony Del Degan, In River Cardinal

“A wall of odor–the stench of hundreds of thousands of people. It touched him physically, like he was passing through water.”
― Tony Del Degan, In River Cardinal

“There was a faint scratching. Eyes searched for the source behind dusty glasses. Nothing–
just darkness. He glanced at the body, and froze. It was still staring at him… but he’d moved. He took a step. Scratching. It was hair grating on the wood–a lifeless head turning on a lifeless neck.”
― Tony Del Degan, In River Cardinal

“Think of it like standing in a room with mirrors on every wall. Each mirror reflects the other, and you, and every reflection of every mirror reflects the reflection of you. You’re in one of those reflections now, and I’m standing in the room, except all my walls are covered by curtains.”
― Tony Del Degan, In River Cardinal

“Just a theory, of course. I’m a scientist. Well… I did drop out. Maybe that makes me a naturopath.”
― Tony Del Degan, In River Cardinal

“You’ll encounter things in the Runnel. Nothing immune to a bullet, but things that’ll try and tear your eyeballs out through your asshole.”
― Tony Del Degan, In River Cardinal

“A Dewbox bleeds when it receives a new file. Careful not to spill onto expensive equipment.”
― Tony Del Degan, In River Cardinal