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Torpedo Juice (Serge Storms, #7) QUOTES

Torpedo Juice (Serge Storms, #7) QUOTES

1 " Belong to a religion? Doesn't bother me if you do, as long as it's not one that says to stop thinking and be loud about it. "

― Tim Dorsey , Torpedo Juice (Serge Storms, #7)

2 " Almighty Father, please stop making jerks. Amen...Break! "

― Tim Dorsey , Torpedo Juice (Serge Storms, #7)

3 " Don’t you understand? The answer is inside each of you! Don’t follow anyone else! Be your own leader! Lead yourselves! "

― Tim Dorsey , Torpedo Juice (Serge Storms, #7)

4 " Like no other place on earth. Raw natural beauty, relentless freedom, unorthodox natives. A friend told me something else about the Keys I never forgot: Down here, nobody is who they seem to be. When people in other parts of the country want to reinvent themselves, they come to Florida. But when people in Florida want to reinvent themselves, they come to the Keys. "

― Tim Dorsey , Torpedo Juice (Serge Storms, #7)

5 " The common good,” said Serge. “It’s not hip. "

― Tim Dorsey , Torpedo Juice (Serge Storms, #7)

6 " For long rides, I require a stimulating conversation partner with deep reservoirs of cultural references upon which my metaphors can find purchase…. "

― Tim Dorsey , Torpedo Juice (Serge Storms, #7)

7 " Traveling is all about talking to new people. That’s the ball game. That’s the whole point, travel to an exotic place, meet the people, immerse in their culture, and find out why they’re so fucked up. If you’re not going to spill your guts to complete strangers, why take the trip? You might as well just stay home abusing sex toys until that mishap that brings paramedics and you become the talk of the neighborhood. But communication is easy for me because I’m a listener. I love to hear people gab about themselves. Every single person is special. Everyone has great stories. Like you. I’ll bet you have a million. How old are you? Sixty? "

― Tim Dorsey , Torpedo Juice (Serge Storms, #7)

8 " He told himself to slow down to appreciate the moment, and he started walking faster to appreciate it sooner…. Photos. I need photos! "

― Tim Dorsey , Torpedo Juice (Serge Storms, #7)

9 " Photography teaches me to be observant,” said Serge. “Discipline. Becoming one with the environment so I don’t miss even the smallest detail.” A skunk ape crossed the road behind him. "

― Tim Dorsey , Torpedo Juice (Serge Storms, #7)

10 " But it’s no surprise; lost people everywhere and none of them accepting my free maps. "

― Tim Dorsey , Torpedo Juice (Serge Storms, #7)

11 " The entire problem is this victim mentality. When did that start? Life’s not turning out the way they said it would when you were in first grade. You’re not the president or a movie star or playing center field for the Yankees. Guess what? They lied! Move on! You come from incredible stock! Immigrants who chewed through it all and spit it out with thanks: Ellis Island, Manifest Destiny, the dust bowls, Normandy, and for what? For a society that now encourages everyone to choose up excuse teams: My attention span’s a little off, sometimes I’m nervous, sometimes I’m tired, insults make me sad, I was unfairly labeled slow in school when I really just didn’t want to do any work, a diet of super-size French fries turned me into a human zeppelin, your honor, so I need to be given a lot of money…. "

― Tim Dorsey , Torpedo Juice (Serge Storms, #7)