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61 " What would Vidocq say right now? Hell. It’s been only three months and I’m having trouble remembering his face. What would he tell me right now? It doesn’t matter. He’s gone. Another ghost in a city of ghosts. I miss you, old man, but I have to work this one out on my own. That means, not what would Vidocq say, but what do I say? And the answer is nothing. Nothing at all. My mind is a blank and my face itches as the skin knits back together, already healing from Billy’s artwork. "
― Richard Kadrey , King Bullet (Sandman Slim, #12)
62 " Sometimes I feel like I’ve seen too much of the universe and don’t want to see one more inch.” “Aww. Someone needs a burping. "
63 " And, of course, there’s LAPD surveillance cams. But they can go fuck themselves at the best of times and right now, they can fuck themselves and Mount Rushmore too. "
64 " He accepts the cigarettes and says, “Cheers, mate.” Then, “What’s up with your face? I mean you’re an ugly bloke, but today you’re top-drawer hideous.” Charlotte rolls her eyes. “Jesus, Babadook. He doesn’t look that bad.” “Are you kidding? My dog died when he saw Freddy Krueger and he isn’t half as homely as this geezer. "
65 " We fall asleep that way and I dream about a beautiful black-eyed monster holding my hand and saying, “It’s just us. The funny little people who live in the cracks in the world. "
66 " Abbot’s place looks like a storage crate fucked an outhouse and they had an ugly baby. "
67 " The closer I get, the shittier Abbot looks. His hair is long and he seems weak and frail. He was never a big guy and it looks like he lost twenty pounds and his surgical mask droops on his face. With his bony cheekbones, when he smiles he looks like a well-dressed corpse. "