Cold Storage, Alaska Quotes

“Pain, no matter how slight, has a magical way of filling whatever container it finds—much like happiness but apparently more often.”
― John Straley, Cold Storage, Alaska

“Brother. I’ll tell you,” Clive said. “I love Jesus the way Mouse loved Kelly. Unabashedly. I love Jesus like I love Duke Ellington and the great Satchmo, like I love the music of Bonnie Raitt and Joni Mitchell. I love Jesus like I love the opening paragraph of One Hundred Years of Solitude and all the books of P.G. Wodehouse. I love Jesus like Elvis loved his momma. For in Jesus is forgiveness, love, joy, and happiness.” Clive lifted his beer as if to toast them all.”
― John Straley, Cold Storage, Alaska