26 Quotes by Brian Evenson

The world is a strange place, thought Haupt, alone in the dark, almost unbearably so. And yet, it is the only place I have. And I'm not even entirely sure I have it.

We did speak, occasionally, but gestured more often than moved our lips, and in general lived in that brusque and silent accord enjoyed, if enjoyed is the right word, by certain long-married couples.

I am your friend,” Gous said. “I drank with you, didn’t I?”Kline tried to nod but nothing happened. He could see the wrappings around Gous’ hand staining with blood.“Besides,” said Gous, “friendship is one thing, God another.

Of course there’s another choice, he thought. There is always another choice. I’m just not going to take it.

There is, in every event, whether lived or told, always a hole or a gap, often more than one. If we allow ourselves to get caught in it, we find it opening onto a void that, once we have slipped into it, we can never escape.

Curiosity is a terrible thing, he was thinking. How is it possible to stop oneself from needing to know?

Mr Kline," the voice said."Would you mind putting Mlinko on?""Mlinko seems to be dead," said Kline."Appears or is?""Both," said Kline

And there's another one, where you look yourself in the mirror and keep looking until you can see through your skin, and then you draw your own heart and send the drawing in a letter to someone else.""Why would you do that?" I couldn't stop myself from saying."So that they can control you," she said. "You are saying, 'I do not want myself and so I am giving you the gift of me.' Or something like that.""It's very strange here," I said.

~ “And there's another one, where you look yourself in the mirror and keep looking until you can see through your skin, and then you draw your own heart and send the drawing in a letter to someone else.""Why would you do that?" I couldn't stop myself from saying."So that they can control you," she said. "You are saying, 'I do not want myself and so I am giving you the gift of me.' Or something like that.""It's very strange here," I said. ~