The Local Quotes

“and went straight to the diagnosis. “I never became an expert on borderline personality disorder, but the way Amy explained it to me was to say that she experienced extreme emotional swings and had no ability to regulate them. She had no choice but to ride the nightmare. It was like she absorbed all the pain from the outside world, the way a tree takes in carbon dioxide, except that she had no process to filter out the poison, no way to make it breathable air. She was suffocating. Amy”
― Joey Hartstone, The Local

“I was slightly relieved when the key worked. I’d only sat on Gardner’s porch with him a couple of times, drinking and sharing stories, but it felt like I was invading his privacy as I stepped inside. I discovered the real reason Gardner had never invited me in. The old man was a slob”
― Joey Hartstone, The Local