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American Ghosts QUOTES

American Ghosts QUOTES

1 " What violent, good luck you had. When you bought your home you received stolen property, but the blood had dried, the war forgotten, and it seemed your god himself had granted you this land. "

― Edward J. Santella , American Ghosts

2 " Puberty. The word itself sounded like a half-digested lump of rubber. "

― Edward J. Santella , American Ghosts

3 " Prayers, maybe most of them, go unanswered. You two, you’re too young, too fortunate, to know that. You will. Prayers go unanswered. Not God’s fault. People keep getting in His way. "

― Edward J. Santella , American Ghosts

4 " He envied her confidence…no. That was wrong. She didn’t have confidence at all. What she had was the courage, or drive, or perhaps it was compulsion, to go forward despite the lack. "

― Edward J. Santella , American Ghosts