Gory Quotes

“One thing we should not forget: if we don’t guard against those trying to sell justifications for letting the gory constructions of their criminal instincts run wild and concoct pretexts for their malicious acts, we might miss out on the moments they are stealing the appropriate junctures, impersonate a god and usurp the spirit of religious beliefs. (“No longer in the middle?”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“History is not a nightmare from which I am trying to awaken, but rather, a glorious tale which I wish to be cast in.”
― Pietros Maneos, The Italian Pleasures of Gabriele Paterkallos

“Imagine someone reaching straight into your chest, past the bones and blood and guts, and taking a nice firm hold on your spinal cord. Now imagine that they start shaking you so fast, the world starts bulging and buckling under you. Imagine not being able to figure out later if the thought in your head is really yours or an unintentional keepsake from someone else's mind. Imagine the guilt of knowing you saw someone's deepest, darkest fear or secret...”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Darkest Minds

“This assignment could damn well project all the words across my face and the ink stain my hands a gory mess before I finished it.”
― Jazz Feylynn

“The last thing he heard was my low, excited breathing as I stared into his white eyes as his life slowly slipped away.
-Mark Lopez
#TheBloodMakesItReal”
― Mark Lopez

“Did you just propose on a napkin with a ring you stuffed in a guy's eye hole?"
I blink. My mouth opens. Nothing comes out for a moment that feels about as long as an eternity.
"You know, it seemed pretty cute in my head, but in hindsight...”
― Brynne Weaver, Butcher & Blackbird

“Two weeks ago we learned about the "cephalophore" saints like St. Denis here who carry their own heads... if you love the kind of stuff I do, being Catholic is the way to go... that is... if you can overlook the nuns.”
― Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1

“I’m left-handed, so I hate to break it to you, but you chopped off the wrong arm.”
― W.R. Gingell, Between Kings

“Yells and howls, threaded together layer upon layer, are emmeshed to form that lump. Because of meat. I ate too much meat. The lives of the animals I ate have all lodged there. Blood and flesh, all those butchered bodies are scattered in every nook and cranny, and though the physical remnants were excreted, their lives still stick stubbornly to my insides.”
― Han Kang, The Vegetarian