The Pittsburgh Anthology Quotes

“There are some sounds only dogs can hear,” Bix said when he was philosophically stoned, a metaphor for himself and other artists too deep to be understood by the average human.”
― Eric Boyd, The Pittsburgh Anthology

“Irony is the language of graduate school.”
― Eric Boyd, The Pittsburgh Anthology

“Pittsburgh: lived there for a year and a half, and via Kraków and Ohio, you continue retracing the route of forgetting through its streets.”
― Eric Boyd, The Pittsburgh Anthology

“Now to Giant Eagle for some Great Lakes Christmas Ale and snacks, spend a while goofing on difficult chips-and-salsa choices before deciding on Tostito’s “cantina-style” all around, then drive the 30 yards to the state store where you check the vodka selection even though you brought a gift bottle of Śliwowica and they have nothing of interest anyway, no good Polish vods and you know American Żubrówka is a poor heavy-chemical substitute.”
― Eric Boyd, The Pittsburgh Anthology

“You know what this area needs? he says to no one in particular. A thirty-six floor gothic skyscraper.”
― Eric Boyd, The Pittsburgh Anthology

“Oh, you’re from Pittsburgh,” he rather suspiciously intoned. “You sound concerned,” I replied.”
― Eric Boyd, The Pittsburgh Anthology