Disappearing Act Quotes

“He can’t answer, because he doesn’t know himself. Being young must be being fine with not knowing, she thinks. Some live until they’re ninety-five and don’t know, so haven’t really grown old at all, only physically.”
― Robert Sheehan, Disappearing Act: A Host of Other Characters in 16 Short Stories

“He doesn’t know much about himself; most people don’t know much about themselves at all.”
― Robert Sheehan, Disappearing Act: A Host of Other Characters in 16 Short Stories

“we’re all just slaves, aren’t we? Kept busy building something that’s making us all more miserable.”
― Robert Sheehan, Disappearing Act: A Host of Other Characters in 16 Short Stories

“The future always begins as an idea. And we all have the power to summon the future”
― Robert Sheehan, Disappearing Act: A Host of Other Characters in 16 Short Stories

“Today’s failure is tomorrow’s challenge.”
― Robert Sheehan, Disappearing Act: A Host of Other Characters in 16 Short Stories

“when you’re gone, you’re gone, and that’s it. It doesn’t matter what happens to your remains. You never owned it in the first place, you were just borrowing it, so why should you be bothered about what happens to it after you shuffle off this mortal coil?”
― Robert Sheehan, Disappearing Act: A Host of Other Characters in 16 Short Stories

“Some people might object, but fuck ’em. The world is a cruel and indifferent place.”
― Robert Sheehan, Disappearing Act: A Host of Other Characters in 16 Short Stories