5 Quotes by Eric Arvin

Well, human beings have always done one thing very well, and that is create their own hells and bask in their own misery. They complain about what they create for themselves; they relish the pain. What they don't do so well most of the time is find a way out of it.

The longest piece of literature I've read lately was a tattoo on this biker I picked up last night. It said, If you're this close, you've gotta suck it.

He faced Doug. His eyes were wet. "I am not one of your tricks, Douglas.""Of course, you're not.""That's what I feel like tonight, seeing you in there with all those bodies. One of a thousand nights. One of a thousand fucks. And fuck you for making me feel this way. And fuck you again for making me say fuck in this beautiful place.

Il paradiso è chiuso,” ripeteva Joe a se stesso.Si domandò se c’era qualcuno che ancora credeva nella vita dopo la morte, con le arpe e i cori di angeli e San Pietro alle porte del paradiso. Che cosa avrebbe fatto quando fosse arrivato lì? Avrebbe semplicemente galleggiato intorno al suo perimetro, in attesa che si aprisse come un parco a tema, pensando che forse era semplicemente chiuso per la stagione o per delle riparazioni?

Great courage, Joe.