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This Storm QUOTES

This Storm QUOTES

1 " Head-on impact. The frontseat men sustain massive chest wounds. Their hearts explode. The backseat men sustain downward-thrust trauma and are thus disemboweled. "

― James Ellroy , This Storm

2 " He wore piss-poor lime cologne. He sucked a hide-the-hooch lozenge. "

― James Ellroy , This Storm

3 " He kept his extralegal shit there. Throwdown guns, burglars’ tools, maryjane to plant on suspects. "

― James Ellroy , This Storm

4 " Matsura dribbled blood on the table. Ace threw a head shot. Matsura screamed. Gold bridgework flew. "

― James Ellroy , This Storm

5 " Elmer was scared. He ran a call-girl ring. He peddled flesh to the L.A. elite. He made biz calls from the Vice squadroom. "

― James Ellroy , This Storm

6 " The incumbent Sheriff, “Kickback” Kit Denkins, was a notorious no-goodnik. He took bribes from crooked building contractors and solicited high school girls for their soiled underwear. "

― James Ellroy , This Storm

7 " Trust wolves before you trust dashing and fawning young men. "

― James Ellroy , This Storm

8 " Jack went deep-vein sclerotic. He chugged digitalis straight from the vial. He chased it with desk-jug scotch. "

― James Ellroy , This Storm