Quotes from book

Rot & Ruin

“There are moments that define a person's whole life. MOMENTS in which everything they are and everything they may possibly become hinge on a single decision.”

“Closure isn't closure until someone's ready to close the door.”

“It's just that I'm fifteen, and I have this crazy idea I might actually have a life in front of me. I don't see how it's going to do me much good to believe that the world is over and this is just an epilogue.”

“Things said and done innocently should never be used as weapons.”

“Suffering is easier to endure when shared.”

“Everyone carries around his own monsters.---Richard Pryor”

“Point is, people lie a lot. Sometimes out of habit. Not many people are good at telling the truth.”

“You have to keep your mind as wide-open as your eyes, because almost nothing is what it seems.”

“They won the war but lost the peace”

“Is he nuts?"
"I think the expression used to be 'touched by God'."
"So that would be a yes.”

“Chong said, 'Do yourself a favor, Morg. Next time you're staring at a girl's boobs, look up. You'll be shocked to learn it, but there's going to be a face up there. Nose, mouth, eyes. And behind the eyes is an actual person.”

“There was a sliver of moon and a splash of stars, and the light outlined her face and glistened on the tears that ran like mercury down her cheeks.”

“I don't ever want to live in a world where something like mercy… or maybe it's compassion… is thechoice.”

“Revenge is an infection of the spirit.”

“This one looks good,” said Chong over breakfast the next morning.
Benny read out loud from the paper. “‘Pit Thrower.’ What’s that?”
“I don’t know,” Chong said with a mouth full of toast. “I think it has something to do with barbecuing.”
It didn’t.”

“That's stupid. That's people.”