This Storm Quotes

“Jack went deep-vein sclerotic. He chugged digitalis straight from the vial. He chased it with desk-jug scotch.”
― James Ellroy, This Storm

“Trust wolves before you trust dashing and fawning young men.”
― James Ellroy, This Storm

“The incumbent Sheriff, “Kickback” Kit Denkins, was a notorious no-goodnik. He took bribes from crooked building contractors and solicited high school girls for their soiled underwear.”
― James Ellroy, This Storm

“He kept his extralegal shit there. Throwdown guns, burglars’ tools, maryjane to plant on suspects.”
― James Ellroy, This Storm

“Matsura dribbled blood on the table. Ace threw a head shot. Matsura screamed. Gold bridgework flew.”
― James Ellroy, This Storm

“He wore piss-poor lime cologne. He sucked a hide-the-hooch lozenge.”
― James Ellroy, This Storm

“Head-on impact. The frontseat men sustain massive chest wounds. Their hearts explode. The backseat men sustain downward-thrust trauma and are thus disemboweled.”
― James Ellroy, This Storm

“Elmer was scared. He ran a call-girl ring. He peddled flesh to the L.A. elite. He made biz calls from the Vice squadroom.”
― James Ellroy, This Storm