Dead Man in a Ditch Quotes

“You ever suddenly, shockingly, find yourself in the present moment? Drop right into right now? And all it does is highlight the fact that you spend every other moment somewhere else.”
― Luke Arnold, Dead Man in a Ditch

“I tried to bite my tongue but after years of exercise it had learned to fight back.”
― Luke Arnold, Dead Man in a Ditch

“When I first moved into my office/apartment/icebox, I’d liked the idea of being on the fifth floor. The view was high enough to make me feel like I was looking over the whole city, and the fall out the Angel door would be hard enough to kill me if I dived out of there head first. It’s just one of those little touches that makes a house a home.”
― Luke Arnold, Dead Man in a Ditch

“We all burn ourselves, Fetch. It’s the best way to learn from our mistakes. It’s only when some part of you freezes that you cut the fucker off.”
― Luke Arnold, Dead Man in a Ditch

“Good gamblers can separate math and emotion. Bad gamblers look for ways to make them align.”
― Luke Arnold, Dead Man in a Ditch

“Who says we aren’t supposed to be selfish? Who says we’re supposed to be anything?”
― Luke Arnold, Dead Man in a Ditch

“What does this world become when every single one of us is preparing to go to war with each other? How will we claw our way back from that?”
― Luke Arnold, Dead Man in a Ditch

“Stay here," I told Richie. "I'll take care of the Warlock and we'll get you some help."

He grunted. "Shut your face, Fetch. I'm not done yet."

"Half your ass is hanging out!"

"That's only a problem for whoever's behind me.”
― Luke Arnold, Dead Man in a Ditch

“At the beginning of creation, a piece of the river stepped out onto the surface of the world so that she could be a guardian to all the creatures.”
― Luke Arnold, Dead Man in a Ditch

“we closed our eyes, and used each other’s bodies to push the sadness from our minds.”
― Luke Arnold, Dead Man in a Ditch

“Why do you care what I do to the Faeries?” asked the Warlock, all wrapped up like a homicidal sausage roll.”
― Luke Arnold, Dead Man in a Ditch