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21 " Tim curled up in a corner of the backseat, sheltering his penguin from the storm, all tensed up in “scandalized Maggie Smith” pose. "
― Edgar Cantero , Meddling Kids
22 " "What?" The italics just flew out past the alcohol's guard. "
23 " They walked out into the first morning after the apocalypse - a day that had just barged in sweaty and unkempt like a late commuter, asking, Anything happen while I was out? "
24 " How is that an excuse?!" Andy howled. "Why do all bullies think they can get away with 'I was a kid'? Guess what: I was a kid too, and I didn't make other people feel like shit! You were not a kid, you were a cunt! "
25 " Bad becomes unbearable only when contrasted to expectation; "
26 " You're reversing causality. Dreams don't trigger events-events trigger dreams; our experiences feed our minds. "
― Edgar Cantero , The Supernatural Enhancements
27 " It was the chuckle of ultimate truth, the smile of an actress right after the director says cut, the intimate joy of seeing the other's soul naked and acknowledging yours is naked too. "
― Edgar Cantero , This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us
28 " Why do all bullies think they can get away with 'I was a kid'? Guess what: I was a kid too, and I didn't make other people feel like shit! You were not a kid, you were a cunt! "
29 " I did not hesitate to quit my courses and leave my apartment, feeling as detached from everything as only at twenty-three one feels, when all is temporary and settling down means to stagnate "
30 " Kerri stopped to wonder how the information continued to flow past someone called "Deaf Anne" while Nate took over. "
31 " She turned to Nate, who had just stepped in, and threw the Necronomicon at him. "
32 " But I can’t believe. The older I get, the more solid the wall becomes, like everything that was to be explored has already been. True things grow truer, and unproved things fade away. Because we don’t need them. Like I don’t need a god. "
33 " The novelty of bare rock walls instead of concrete had become old at the speed of SNL material. "
34 " The night was cold but gentle like an X-rated metaphor. It was crowded too—with owls and fireflies and distant galaxies. "
35 " Nate! One stomp he lives, two stomps he dies!" KERRI: Pete, speak! Say something! Peter, with all of his strength channeled to deadlock Andy’s, but his hazel eyes anchored to Kerri’s, mouthed only two words. Nate stomped the floor once. I’m. Sorry. And twice. "
― Edgar Cantero
36 " She was courteous but not condescending, a treatment children welcome as unusual. Her bearing reminded Ursula of one of those women who are sometimes interviewed on TV, with a caption pointing out to younger audiences that they are magical and did great things in the past, like Julie Andrews or Madonna. Her waist was set high, and she had the kind of stance that said, I was a sexy blonde once, but also the wrinkled forehead and the glint of an intelligence never patronized by Bridget Jones or Carrie Bradshaw that added, And luckily, I got over it. "
37 " So it’s not just your regular Slytherin evil shit—it’s woke Slytherin evil shit. "
― Edgar Cantero , There's a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed
38 " If I were a trapdoor spider, I would be like, ‘Oh, shit—was that a cricket outside just now? Damn, and I was thinking of sexy scenarios with Tom Hiddleston. "
39 " And if I were in my dress, it doesn’t have pockets either, so once again, thank you, patriarchy. "
40 " And that’s the last thing you see, for hours of agony, hours of a nightmare you can’t wake from, while the alien mouth vomits digestive enzymes into your bleeding wounds before it can start sucking on your liquefied organs. "