Billy Quotes

“It scared me that the only thing between this moment of calm and the biggest tragedy of my life was me choosing not to do it.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six

“No matter how far I go, I'm still your person. We stand together now.”
― Kendare Blake, One Dark Throne

“If you really want me to be safe, maybe it's time."

"I'd just feel safer if you'd start sleeping in a coffin."

Just then my door creaked open.

Billy's expression turned to surprise.

"Get out!" I said, hopping off the bed. "Uh...we are making up lyrics to a song."

But that didn't keep Billy out. Instead he was totally interested.

"You're writing a song? That's so cool. I want to hear it."

"It goes, 'Safer in a coffin, and if your brother doesn't leave, he'll be in one too.”
― Ellen Schreiber, Cryptic Cravings

“Y’all might as well come on out,” I said. “I know you’re there. I can smell you.”
“Smell me? But I just took a shower this morning!” an indignant voice drifted out of the shadows.
There was a loud sound, like someone was getting smacked upside the head. Then another voice let out a low mutter.
“Shut up, idiot.”
― Jennifer Estep, By a Thread

“Billy Pilgrim has become unstuck in time.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

“‎Sincerity is the biggest part of selling anything -- including the Christian plan of salvation.”
― Billy Graham

“Poo-tee-weet?”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

“Just you wait, Abby Johnston. My coolness will hit you like a tsunami. You will be carried along by its raging power. You will be turned into a freaking icicle by the frostiness of my cool.”
― Sarah Darer Littman, Want to Go Private?

“Okay, back to business." Billy grins, leaning back against the cushions. "Give me two more characteristics of living things. I'll give you a hint: you left out the most fun one."
Fun one? Im picturing the textbook, responsiveness, growth, complex organizations, metabolism, responsiveness... Oh!
I hit Billy. "You are such a perv!"
"Who me? What are you talking about?"
"The most fun one? Reproduction?"
"Hey, even microorganisms gotta have fun, right?”
― Sarah Darer Littman, Want to Go Private?

“I’ll be back soon. But . . . just
in case I die, I want you to remember that you could have kissed me that day in
the meadow.”
― Kendra Blake

“Esme slowly turned the picture over, her hands beginning to tremble again. Inscribed across the back of the photograph, in a woman’s elegant script, were two words. The ink might have faded, but the sentiment would surely endure forever.

Dix’s strong, warm arms went around her. He rested his cheek against hers as they whispered in unison,“My Darling”.”
― Teresa Medeiros, Nobody's Darling

““Does she know that you love her?”
Billy raises his eyebrows.
“Why would she when I didn’t? It wasn’t like I read in books. A thunderclap.
Eyes meeting. Tortured glances. With Arsinoe it was more like . . . having cold
water poured down your back and learning to enjoy it.”
“And does she love you?”
“I don’t know. I think she might.” He smiles. “I hope she does.””
― Kendra Blake

“I don't like putting it that way-you're never not yourself. You're always you. It's just, sometimes, who you are. . .who you are is a shitty person.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six

““This is how it will be,” Billy says, his voice low. “I will taste for you, and I
will smile. I will appease my father.” He feeds her another bite of sweet apples.
“And I will be back with my Arsinoe before she can even miss me.””
― Kendra Blake

“Se una pallottola ti deve colpire, è già stata sparata.”
― Ben Fountain, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

“Gli americani sono bambini che devono andare da qualche altra parte a crescere, e a volte a morire.”
― Ben Fountain, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

“La paura della morte è la favela dell'animo umano, esserne liberi è l'equivalente psicologico dell'ereditare cento milioni di dollari. Ecco cosa invidia davvero a questa gente, il lusso di considerare il terrorismo un argomento di conversazione, e in questo preciso momento si sente così sfigato che potrebbe scoppiare a piangere.”
― Ben Fountain, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

“Alla gente tutta quella falsità non fa né caldo né freddo, forse perché l'ininterrotta propaganda commerciale della vita americana le ha instillato soglie eccezionalmente alte di tolleranza per le simulazioni, le gonfiature, le distorsioni, le stronzate e le vere e proprie menzogne, in altre parole per la pubblicità in ogni sua forma.”
― Ben Fountain, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

“A un certo punto non meglio identificato, l'America è diventata un gigantesco centro commerciale con una nazione accanto.”
― Ben Fountain

“Ma certo che non sei malato di mente, solo un pazzo vorrebbe tornare in guerra. Invece che all'infermità, diciamo agli avvocati di appellarsi alla momentanea sanità mentale, che ne pensi? Sei troppo sano di mente per tornare in guerra, Billy Lynn ha ritrovato la lucidità. E' il resto del paese che è matto, a volerlo rispedire al fronte.”
― Ben Fountain

“Siamo tutti bravi a chiacchierare, questo l'ho capito, ma adesso basta. Siamo tutti bravi a chiacchierare m a l'unica voce che conta è quella dei soldi, il nostro paese è questo, ragazzi. E io ho paura per questo paese. Penso che dovremmo avere tutti paura per questo paese.”
― Ben Fountain, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

“Too often you couldn't mine the recollections that might keep you sane, but instead held close the memories that someday would kill you.”
― Chris Bohjalian, The Lioness

“He raved silently. He hallucinated. He regained his sanity and lost it and regained it as the years passed, as the decades passed, as the very definition of madness became irrelevant”
― Katherine Applegate, Destination Unknown

“He had long ago learned to fire the neurons of another brain. He had long ago come to understand the architecture of the creased gray matter, the billion billion switches within, the ghosts of memory and ideas”
― Katherine Applegate, Destination Unknown

“It’s weird. And there’s always a good story in weird.”
― Sana Takeda, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night

“No creepy dolls!”
― Sana Takeda, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night

“It’s Sarlaac Satan!”
― Sana Takeda, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night

“Not the demon anus!”
― Sana Takeda, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night

“Oh my God. We’re superheroes.”
― Sana Takeda, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night

“The world doesn’t touch you.”
― Elizabeth Bear, The Best of Elizabeth Bear