You Were Never Really Here Quotes

“Joe knew that all human beings are the star of their own very important film, a film in which they are both camera and actor; a film in which they are always playing the fearful and lonely hero who gets up each day hoping to finally strike upon the life they are meant to lead, though they never do.”
― Jonathan Ames, You Were Never Really Here

“He was aware that he was not completely sane, so he kept himself in rigid check, playing both jailer and prisoner.”
― Jonathan Ames, You Were Never Really Here

“All you need in politics is name recognition, even if the name is shit.”
― Jonathan Ames, You Were Never Really Here

“There was a picture of Votto standing by his pool, smiling, the sun in his eyes—Life is beautiful. Joe looked at the picture. Then he went out to a hardware store and picked up a new hammer.”
― Jonathan Ames, You Were Never Really Here