The Dirty South Quotes

“Cresil leaned forward, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints of hate.”
― John Connolly, The Dirty South

“The past shadows us. The past defines us. In the end the past claims us all.”
― John Connolly, The Dirty South

“Ouachita.”
― John Connolly, The Dirty South

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― John Connolly, The Dirty South

“The present is history’s child,”
― John Connolly, The Dirty South

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― John Connolly, The Dirty South

“his obligations were few. They could, in fact, be boiled down to one: to find the one who had taken his wife and child from this world and tear him apart.”
― John Connolly, The Dirty South

“When it comes time, you only have to ask. You call our names, you hear? You call our names. Parker put his head in his hands and wept.”
― john Connolly, The Dirty South

“But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death. —Revelation 21:8”
― John Connolly, The Dirty South

“Yonder come little David With his rock and sling I don’t wanna meet him, He’s a dangerous man. —“Sit Down Servant” (Traditional)”
― John Connolly, The Dirty South

“The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned… —W. B. Yeats, “The Second Coming”
― John Connolly, The Dirty South

“The future of thousands is hanging in the balance right now. Everyone’s boat will rise with the tide.”
― John Connolly, The Dirty South

“You’re a vile human being,” said Pettle, the words spilling from his mouth before he could stop them.”
― John Connolly, The Dirty South