Thirty-Three Teeth Quotes

“Honesty can be a dirty gift. It can muddy a sparkling stream of memories.”
― Colin Cotterill, Thirty-Three Teeth

“So, there it was in a nutshell. Poverty led him to religion, religion to education, education to lust, lust to communism. And Communism had brought him back full circle to poverty.”
― Colin Cotterill, Thirty-Three Teeth

“May I ask how your revolution's going?

Revolutions always go more smoothly around a campfire in the jungle than they do in real life.”
― Colin Cotterill, Thirty-Three Teeth

“THERE MIGHT BE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MOON'S ENERGY WHEN IT'S FULL AND THE ELECTRICAL IMPULSES IN THE BRAIN.”
― Colin Cotterill, Thirty-Three Teeth

“IT WAS LIKE RIDING INTO THE BLAST OF A HAIR-DRYER SET ON HOT.”
― Colin Cotterill, Thirty-Three Teeth

“A GOOD LIE IN THE RIGHT PLACE CAN MAKE UP FOR ANY NUMBER OF WRONGS.”
― Colin Cotterill, Thirty-Three Teeth

“She was constantly surprising him. Siri went over and held up Mr. A’s hand. All the fingertips were purple: triplicate syndrome.”
― Colin Cotterill, Thirty-Three Teeth

“So, there it was in a nutshell. Poverty led him to religion, religion to education, education to lust, lust to communism. And communism had brought him back full circle to poverty. There was a PhD dissertation waiting to be written about such a cycle.”
― Colin Cotterill, Thirty-Three Teeth

“SHE LAY BACK THERE IN THE LARGE CAGE, TOOK HOLD OF A BUNCH OF LADYFINGER BANANAS IN BOTH PAWS, SQUEEZED THEM LIKE A CONCERTINA PLAYER, AND SUCKED OUT THE DELICIOUS FRUIT.”
― Colin Cotterill, Thirty-Three Teeth

“I FIND THAT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE FAIL TO SEE THINGS THAT ARE RIGHT UNDER THEIR NOSES.”
― Colin Cotterill, Thirty-Three Teeth

“IT WAS THE TYPE OF DAY THAT COULD WILT A METAL GATEPOST.”
― Colin Cotterill, Thirty-Three Teeth