Scrublands Quotes

“But then again, the troubled are always young; the old are simply pathetic. Grow old and the edges come off: the mind rationalises, the heart concedes, the soul surrenders. We all grow old and frail, inside as well as out. The twists of reaction become entrenched, character traits become permanent: the resentments, the denials, the rationalisations. We learn to live with it. It’s so much more troubling when we are young and honest.”
― Chris Hammer, Scrublands

“If the bookshelves were pews, and the counter an altar, then this might be a chapel.”
― Chris Hammer, Scrublands

“Charisma”
― Chris Hammer, Scrublands

“smoke.”
― Chris Hammer, Scrublands

“Time to leave. Time to find something else to do between here and oblivion.”
― Chris Hammer, Scrublands

“his shrinking penis red and dripping.”
― Chris Hammer, Scrublands

“He walks back towards his admiring colleagues, head down, as if pondering serious new information, when all he’s really doing is avoiding eye contact.”
― Chris Hammer, Scrublands