“The reality is, unless we’ve been given a ballpark figure by a reputable physician (and sometimes not even then), not a single one of us knows when we’re going to shuffle off this mortal coil. It’s morbid, but it’s true. Tomorrow you could get hit by a bus, or mauled by a pack of wolves,Continue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
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Book Quote of the Day
“I stare up at the wooden altar. ‘What am I doing here, Lord?’ ‘Can I help you?’ I swivel round. A man stands behind me. Slight and very pale, his chalky pallor accentuated by oily black hair, slicked back from a high widow’s peak. Despite the warm weather, he wears a dark suit over aContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
Book Quote of the Day
“Amy doesn’t say anything, unwilling to draw attention to herself. Or the fact that she hates haunted house attractions. And corn mazes. And pretty much anything that exists in the real world. They make her dizzy with panic. Movies are controlled–carefully constructed and unalterable narratives. In real life things can get messy–not in a guy’sContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
Book Quote of the Day
“I can cure Ralph. Because it’s what I was born to do. Remember that, Abby, vanquishing this depression is your true calling as a wife. Just like every woman in a television commercial has a true calling–kill the bacteria and save your family; buy the healthy snacks and save your family; use the perfume andContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
Book Quote of the Day
“The plans we make and the way they don’t work out is a wonder.” –Wanda M. Morris, Anywhere You Run
Book Quote of the Day
“There was a doily on the chest of drawers. I eyed it warily. I have nothing against doilies, but they’re a slippery slope. You start with doilies, then pretty soon it’s crocheted table runners and then it’s a short step to antimacassars. As if doilies are some kind of larval form, and the table runnersContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
Book Quote of the Day
“I don’t hate any films. Movies are too hard to make to warrant hatred, even when they are turkeys. If a movie is not great, I just wait it out in my seat. It will be over soon enough. Walking out of a movie is a sin.” –Tom Hanks, The Making of Another Major MotionContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
Book Quote of the Day
“This is Ro’s first visit, and she can feel the glitter in the air. This place feels like Stardust and A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Labyrinth had an orgy and popped out a slightly bougie baby behind a baseball field.” Delilah S. Dawson, Bloom
Book Quote of the Day
“Not since ’72 when the Sainted Soul Stirrers of Solomon–that traveling gospel band with the Jewish bassist from Arkansas–came to town had the church been so full. Just people atop people. Cars and trucks scattered about the church lawn. Someone’s rust-covered pickup loaded down with lumber was parked against the crucifix in the center ofContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
Book Quote of the Day
“On paper, Dan Griffin was nothing out of the ordinary. He was anxious, he was urgent, he was like any other patient we see at the Trauma Unit. ‘Unremarkable’ was how I described him to the police. When they looked for answers in those early therapy sessions, they read about the bruise on his face,Continue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
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