Knock, Knock Quotes

“My body is enveloped in Dane’s, my hand clutching Denim’s as we wait for it to quiet for us.”
― Belle Zimet, Knock, Knock

“Newness is an aphrodisiac, but he will dull and change when he has his prey.”
― Belle Zimet, Knock, Knock

“He’s an ambitious, exacting man. I reckon he wants this treasure because he can’t have it. His life ain’t nothing but acquiring things. He wants, he takes, he brags, he squanders, he ruins, and it don’t stop at things. It’s people, too.”
― Belle Zimet, Knock, Knock

“I wave my hand. “Just a normal Tuesday night around here.” “But it’s Thursday,” she says. “Exactly.”
― Belle Zimet, Knock, Knock

“He sings off-key and talks nonsense, but he is the kindest person I’ve ever met. I hate that he holds no grudges but love who it makes him. After a fashion, I admire him—the purity of his soul and his complete compassion.”
― Belle Zimet, Knock, Knock

“He may as well still be lying where he fell by how deeply his presence is felt, but it isn’t the wry and witty aura he’d cultivated in life. It’s stifling grief. He’d hate it, but an indelible impression isn’t free. When such a light goes out, there is no hiding the dark it leaves behind.”
― Belle Zimet, Knock, Knock

“Fantastic.” I gesture to Denim, who straightens his spine, his hands tightening into fists. “I’ll let him tell you what this is all about.” He doesn’t answer as every pair of eyes settle on him, curiosity almost palpable until he’s forced to talk. “She squirted me with syrup.” “Oh, no no no, Denim. Don’t be shy. Tell the fine people why I treated you like the off-brand frozen waffle that you are.” I look around and shrug when he doesn’t answer. “Vicuna here thought it would be cute to exclude me from the funeral because he thinks I shouldn’t have been the heir.”
― Belle Zimet, Knock, Knock

“Please be cats, bats, rats, or even sentient cowboy hats.”
― Belle Zimet, Knock, Knock