56 Quotes by Donald Ray Pollock

The Oxys filled holes in me I hadn't realized were empty. It was, at least for those first few months, a wonderful way to be disabled. I felt blessed.

A damp, gray sky covered southern Ohio like the skin of a corpse.

Because of who we were, I already knew what we would do.

...anything I do to extend my life is just going to be outweighed by the agony of living it.

Well, brothers,” he said, “ain’t nothing ever gonna be the same now.” “That’s for goddamn sure,” said Chimney, then he gouged his horse in the flanks and the others followed.

You can't be a pussy all your life Todd. Someday you're just gonna have to say fuck it.

Some people were born just so they could be buried.

Nobody really turns out too happy in any of my stuff. It's really strange, because I'm actually a pretty happy person. I'm not walking around giggling or anything like that, but I've got this feeling that everything is okay with my life.

I'd always been a big reader, and I loved books, and I always thought writing would be a great way to get by in the world.