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1 " If we have free will, then you have to invite evil in. "
― Stephen King , Later
2 " Grits ain't groceries and revenge don't pay the bills. "
3 " Remember what I said about being in a Dickens novel, only with swears? You know why people read books like that? Because they’re so happy that fucked-up shit isn’t happening to them. "
4 " As I said at the beginning, this is a horror story. "
5 " You get used to marvelous things. You take them for granted. You can try not to, but you do. There’s too much wonder, that’s all. It’s everywhere. "
6 " Tell you what, the worst part of growing up is how it shuts you up. "
7 " Looking back on it, I sometimes think my life was like a Dickens novel, only with swearing. "
8 " Smart people know a lot, and maybe that makes them think they know everything. "
9 " Belief is a high hurdle to get over and I think it’s even higher for smart people. Smart people know a lot, and maybe that makes them think they know everything. "
10 " Sometimes God uses a broken tool. "
11 " I tell you what, there’s nothing like having a mother around when you’re thinking of scary shit. "
12 " There’s always a later, I know that now. At least until we die. Then I guess it’s all before that. "
13 " I thought of asking her if it freaked her out to look up at night and see the stars and know they go on forever and ever, but didn't bother. I just said no. You get used to marvelous things. You take them for granted. You can try not to, but you do. There's too much wonder, that's all. It's everywhere. "
14 " I think only your mother can truly make you feel lower than whale shit. "
15 " He taught me a lot. But before the teaching, he listened. "
16 " He gave me a look combining reproach and impatience that he probably perfected in his teaching career. "
17 " if you try to outrun your own shadow, you’re bound to fall on your face. "
18 " I think that people who say life is all about the choices we make and the roads we go down are full of shit. Because check it, stairs or elevator, we still would have come out on the third floor. When the fickle finger of fate points at you, all roads lead to the same place, that’s what I think. I may change my mind when I’m older, but I really don’t think so. "
19 " Later on I found out a whole lot of writers died at their desks. Must be a Type A occupation. "
20 " Older, taller, and maybe even wiser, but still that same person. We change, and we don’t. I can’t explain it. It’s a mystery. "