28 Quotes by Benjamin R. Smith

Some people, when there’s a threat of everything they have being ripped away at a moments notice, they place value on the things they can keep with them, or find anywhere, so they can say ‘these are my things, nobody else can touch them.’

It isn’t easy when life tears away the one person in a million you thought you could always trust.

Hug your nightmares.

I’m going to become a beat poet and a lesbian!

She felt dirty, ugly and tired. She felt like a marshmallow heading into a house fire armed with chocolate and graham crackers.

Sentiment isn't a bad thing.

WARD: I’ll be home in time for dinner, honey.JUNE: Alright—I’m pregnant—Have a fine day at work, dear. WARD exits… WARD reenters.JUNE: Did you forget something, dear?WARD: What did you say?JUNE: I asked if you’d forgotten anything—

I see a cathedral, for instance, one that’s stood for centuries and I marvel and I wonder... How many people passed through the doors? What did they pray for? How many wars did they wish to see ended? How many christenings, weddings, and funerals? Same thing with a record, I guess. Who bought it? Did they ever make love while it was playing? How many times did they read the notes in the cover? Did a song on the album change their life? I suppose it’s odd to think about things like that.

I do not believe in using infants for nefarious activities.