Invisible Fences Quotes

“Maybe it wasn’t the strokes that killed Dad. He just ran out of places to put his stuff. ”
― Norman Prentiss, Invisible Fences

“The word addict scares adults, because it’s all about loss of control—our fears that we’d drink or gamble or screw against logic, throw money we don’t have into greedily programmed machines or wake up late mornings with a monstrous hangover and an even more monstrous bedroom companion. Kids don’t fear addiction (they don’t have much control over anything to begin with). Better for them to visualize some tangible bogeyman, like the monster under the bed or evil trolls who live beneath storybook bridges. ”
― Norman Prentiss, Invisible Fences

“In this story, Aaron is the real ghost. I’m the monster. ”
― Norman Prentiss, Invisible Fences

“Do you see the point of the story, Nathan? We all cut parts of ourselves away, but we never lose them. Things stay with us—souvenirs with memories attached. We can’t always choose what to keep, what to throw away.”
― Norman Prentiss, Invisible Fences

“I want to coast into my tragedies. ”
― Norman Prentiss, Invisible Fences

“I'd rather be overly cautious. I want to coast into my tragedies.”
― Norman Prentiss, Invisible Fences