14 Quotes by Aaron Dries

Marshall wished he knew what to call her, wished he could memorialize her somehow. There was dignity in eulogies, in little ribbons tied to trees, in a name.

Sin is like mold—the longer it lives, the blacker it becomes. And spores can’t be avoided. Never.

Behind every summer is a fall just waiting to happen.

Michael Delaney used to be fat. Not puppy-padding fat—bursting-frankfurts-in-a-boiling-pot fat. He remembered gym class and swimming lessons. All of the thin guys who could be divided into one of two groups: those who looked but did not comment and those who looked and commented, with enthusiasm... Fat kids are like alcoholics; they always have excuses.

There’s no sadder sight than that of a child’s coffin.