Clown in a Cornfield Quotes

“I . . .” I’m not your sweetheart, motherfucker.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“Quinn looked to the horizon as the cornstalks swayed with the breeze. The corn itself could have been waving hello, or it could have been breathing.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“The bones of a nice house were there—the front porch and its deck swing were charming—but what was on those bones . . . damn.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“You tell people they’re right, tell ’em what they want to hear, you listen—really listen, not pretend listen—but then the whole time you’re doing that listening, you’re pushing the boundaries forward. Reshaping morality. Drawing a new line in the sand while nobody else is watching, then wiping away the old one. And the whole time you know . . . You know where it’s all leading.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“Janet shrugged, as if she had no idea why any of her dumbass friends did the dumbass things they did.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“Standing in the middle of the street, Quinn looked to the horizon, as if she could go on tiptoes and see the Comcast building back home.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“Yeah, well, I’ve decided a change will do me good,” Quinn said, not realizing that was the attitude she wanted to take until she’d said it.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“Hands on the cool ground, beginning to retch, that was when Quinn noticed what was fluttering down around her— Hay? She picked up her hand, stared at her palm in the moonlight, her lifeline cut by a sliver of golden hay.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“Quinn wished she’d looked away, hadn’t seen Janet’s body trip over her own face.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“The fact that history bent toward progress, no matter how hard the assholes tried pushing back.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“Please get me a doctor that’s not me.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“On his laptop screen was a clown. The figure stood stock-still with its feet on the welcome rug.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“There, painted on the side of the factory, was a clown.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“Stop actin’ like you’re children. You fight and fuck and drink. You are
not children. You grew up too fast.” He paused. “Maybe that’s the cause.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“That’s why we didn’t have a choice. If a farmer has fungus or
beetles or any other scourge, it spreads if you don’t take steps to eliminate
it. Cut and cull. Root out the problem. Burn the whole harvest if you have
to, lose the crop to save the land. Then let the field lie fallow for a couple
seasons.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“Philly ate its rot, was constantly demolishing the old to make way for the new. Looking at these houses, Quinn was struck with the feeling that Kettle Springs had left its best days behind. The town had given up.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“Enter and Be Blessed. Leave and Be Blessed. His mom had a QVC problem.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“Quinn had met girls like Janet before. Amateur lawyers.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield