Guardians of the Night Quotes

“You can only get so many belly laughs out of nihilism and the price of black eyeliner.”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“The spring is like some harlot feigning sensuality. It is not until the fall when the year gets down to its real business. I always await the Harvest Moon with enormous anticipation.”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“bottle. Before setting out to his burrow, he always stashed his other meager possessions. He was more willing to lose those than his sleeping spot. Wrong always packed in and packed out. His bottle, invariably empty by the morn, went out with him. He also collected any other trash he found in the ice plant. He kept his home, such as it was, neatly maintained. Keeping low so as to minimize the chance of being seen, Wrong sidled into his space. He unrolled his bedding, an old sleeping bag, and then settled on top of it. A sigh of contentment escaped his mouth, but even that was muted. Wrong was glad he didn’t snore, or at least he”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“Cicero said ‘So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.’ ”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“directed”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“That fellow couldn’t count his balls and get the same number twice.”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“ ‘A weed is just a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.’ ”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“As you get older, it is harder to have heroes.’ ”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“I’m hoping the prince prevailed and lived happily ever after.”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“He didn’t want to think about the past, present, or future. He didn’t want to feel bad, or feel anything, so he drank some more.”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“My walk through the flames permanently scarred my face, but it was the hidden scars that disabled me even more than the obvious ones.”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“You know things aren’t right in your life when you look forward to going back to war,” he said.”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“He pointed to a spot about fifty feet down the alley. “The burst of light came from that direction. I would almost call it a detonation of light. Imagine if a magnesium flare went off right in front of your face. I was blinded by the light.” I wasn’t sure whether his reference was to Paul of Tarsus or Manfred Mann. “Bit”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“forever—when”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“Referring to my notes, I said, “When you”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“It was L.A. after all; storefronts advertised the availability of Botox at the beach. There were also storefronts that advertised the doctor was in and ready to see to your medical marijuana card. I didn’t see the need. Just walking the boardwalk got you a contact high.”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“Only those who still have hope can benefit from tears.”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“Know thy enemy,” a quote he lifted from Sun Tzu’s The Art of War.”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“A weed is just a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.’ ”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“Everything looked wonderful until I noticed the anchovies. “Really?” I said. “Hairy little fish?” “It’s not a real Caesar salad without anchovies.” “I appreciate hairy dogs; I don’t appreciate hairy fish.”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“Pullman shook his head and patted his pack. “Why do you think my AWOL bag goes everywhere with me? I’ve got everything but my pickle suit inside, including my own CSS scope.” “What’s a CSS scope?” “Can’t see shit,” he said.”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“Sergeant Perez began singing, “My dog has fleas.” As far as I know, Perez doesn’t play the ukulele or guitar, but I guess he knows someone who does. Guitarists and uke players sing that song to help them tune their instruments. Perez sings it to annoy me. “My dog has fleas,” he sang again. Being off-key didn’t help his song. “Your wife has crabs,” I sang, hitting the tune just right. Maybe that’s why Perez flipped me the bird. He was jealous of my singing.”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“I thanked Dr. Inferno for his help and reached out to shake his hand. I suppose I should have expected to find something palmed in his hand. The object was transferred over to me. The box of matches displayed a picture of Dr. Inferno tossing a fireball; on the back of the box were his telephone number, his Facebook page, and his website. “I perform at just about every kind of occasion.” “You do funerals?” “I’m especially good at cremations.”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“Would you like to hear tonight’s specials?” “I think the only thing I’ll want to hear is the clink of ice cubes.” “That can be arranged, sir.”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“A typical dog has 20/75 vision,”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“Crime doesn’t pay,” I said to Sirius, “unless you’re a lawyer.”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“Sirius took that opportunity to slip me a kiss. Because Lisbet was sleeping, I couldn’t scream like Lucy, but I could whisper her outrage when Snoopy planted one on her: “ ‘I have dog germs. Get hot water! Get some disinfectant! Get some iodine!’ ”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“If a kid refuses to take a nap, is he guilty of resisting a rest?’ ”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“screamed for revenge, but his desires were foiled by his own words, for he yelled out,”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night

“Seth removed the skillet from the heat and then added a prohibitively expensive cup of chicken meal and brown rice dry dog food. The kibble Seth buys is so expensive I am surprised it doesn’t come with gold leaf.”
― Alan Russell, Guardians of the Night