Pearl Quotes

“Hello, Pearl,” Jeff said. He felt like he had to. Like it would have been insane not to—like he would have been admitting something too dark if he was too afraid to say hello to a pig.”
― Josh Malerman, Pearl

“But he didn't care if he understood it or not. The words just felt good. Felt really good. Like every time he picked it up he slipped into a warm pool, bathwater, and the world hugged him, telling him things were crazy, yes, but we love you, kid, the world actually does love you.”
― Josh Malerman, Pearl

“was the blossoming fear within, the idea that man and law could make decisions in the dark, and sometimes someone just didn’t like the looks of you.”
― Josh Malerman, Pearl