Bean Quotes

“Story,” Dr. Hanley said promptly. “The difference is the power of story. Movies and books are stories, assuming you meant fiction books. The human brain is wired for stories, and they’re easy to remember because of the cause-and-effect structure. That’s why stories like the Iliad or from the Bible survived for a long time without ever being written down. Real life, however, is much more random and rarely makes sense from a causal point of view, so that’s not as easy for the brain to store.”
― Nora Phoenix, Bean

“Well, I had, but not on purpose. Look at it this way: I said yes to hooking up with you again, so technically, I chose you twice. That’s a compliment, right?”
― Nora Phoenix, Bean

“Yeah, but like I said, most people aren’t willing to even consider that option. But if you ask me, queer is the default, and one hundred percent straight is the exception.”
― Nora Phoenix, Bean

“It’s not contagious, you dipshit. What, you think that because you suddenly love dick, Bean would too?”
― Nora Phoenix, Bean

“feel like I did something really bad and now karma is kicking the shit out of me.” “Or you did nothing out of the ordinary and we live in a universe built around chaos and cruelty.”
― Nora Phoenix, Bean

“I bought a set of coasters for Nash because the guy was always complaining we left wet rings on the table. They had cocks on them, which he’d get a kick out of. Roosters, obviously, not the other kind of cocks.”
― Nora Phoenix, Bean