The Shadow Priest Quotes

“Help me to discover Thy truth, O Lord, and preserve me from those who have already found it.                                                                       —Goethe”
― D.C. Alexander, The Shadow Priest

“Revisiting the past, he wondered whether things might have turned out better—better for him, better for Hannah—if he'd just made one or two different choices at key decision points.  If only he'd done a better job of negotiating the minefield of his career.  If only he'd had the foresight or intelligence to set a course for a happier future.  But deep down he knew that he'd made the right choices, done the right things, and that what had happened to him was as unpredictable as it was arbitrary.  It was never in his power to look out for or control. Knowing this brought solace on one level, but strong anxiety on another.      In the middle of the night, he gave up on sleep, got up, turned on the outdoor floodlights, and went about trimming every single bonsai in his Japanese garden to shapely perfection before raking the decorative pebbles into an even, orderly plain.”
― D.C. Alexander, The Shadow Priest

“What are you afraid of?" "Nothing." "You aren't making sense.  You're afraid, but of nothing?" "Exactly.  That's it exactly.  Just like you, John.  Just like everyone.  Afraid of the big nothing.  Or the nothingness, I guess.  Does that make more sense?  Usually my diction improves as I drink.  Tonight maybe not so much.”
― D.C. Alexander, The Shadow Priest

“I believe there's a place in France where the naked ladies dance.”
― D.C. Alexander, The Shadow Priest

“the sideline of any of their playfields.  The late-blooming "ethnic" kid in the WASP neighborhood.  Newly arrived after yet another surprise relocation for the sake of his father's insatiable desire to move up to neighborhoods that were supposed to confer ever-higher status. The undersized, underdeveloped outsider and oddball.  Forgotten, marginalized, and left on the sideline to ponder his inadequacy.”
― D.C. Alexander, The Shadow Priest

“No, Diane is giving me a ride.  Go to work and save your leave for our next trip to Kauai."  She squeezed his hand.  He turned to look at her and she smiled.  "We'll go for a month this time.  We'll eat coconut-mango shave ice at Joejoe's and seared ahi at Cafe Coco.  Then we'll hike to the Kalalau Valley, bathe under the little waterfalls, and pick ripe fruit from the vines and trees.  Papaya, mangos, guavas, and passion fruit.  Sunny skies, sandy beaches, palm trees, and warm blue water.  Focus on that.  And then dream about it.  Our next trip to Kauai.  To paradise."  She smiled at him as she closed her eyes.”
― D.C. Alexander, The Shadow Priest

“How can a kid grow up American without reading Dr. Seuss?”
― D.C. Alexander, The Shadow Priest

“Dr. Seuss is a tree-hugging left-wing elitist who poisons the minds of children.”
― D.C. Alexander, The Shadow Priest