Aaron Dries Quotes

“Behind every summer is a fall just waiting to happen.”

Change Struggle Failure Seasons Mental Health Profound Scared Inevitable Dread

Book:The Fallen Boys

Source: The Fallen Boys

“There's no sadder sight than that of a child's coffin.”

Life Reality Death Dying Sad Child Infant Saddest Thing

Book:The Fallen Boys

Source: The Fallen Boys

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

Life Pain Death Life Lessons Quotes Evil Sin Emotional Horror Philosphy

Book:The Fallen Boys

Source: The Fallen Boys

“Nobody wants to be alone. Sure, we fill our lives with people, faces that come and go, we love a lot only to lose more in the end, and if we’re smart—really smart—we take our victories where we get them. But beneath our skins, we siren.”

Friendship Family Failure Victory Horror Scary Dread Halloween Lonliness

Author:Aaron Dries

“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.”

Change Boys Horror High School Denial Puberty Fat

Book:House of Sighs

Source: House of Sighs

“I'm waltzing with the wrecking ball 'Cause this ain't my home anymore.”

Home Family Regret Giving Up Destruction Tragedy Goodbye Helpless Failure And Success Knocked Down

Book:The Fallen Boys

Source: The Fallen Boys

“But lurking behind every summer was a fall just waiting to happen.”

Fall Fear Waiting Depression Anxiety Summer Seasons Dread Doom

Book:The Fallen Boys

Source: The Fallen Boys

“Starke entered his house a detective, slipped off his shoes and became a husband and father. It was five in the morning. The world was blue. He went to the refrigerator and opened the door, looking for answers to mysteries he would never comprehend. So he closed it and settled for water instead.”

Father Mystery Sad Husband Lonely Depressed Detective Unknown Quotes

Book:The Fallen Boys

Source: The Fallen Boys

“We're nothing. We're dust.”

Life Death Mystery Horror Sad Nothingness Depressed Bleak

Book:The Fallen Boys

Source: The Fallen Boys

“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.”

Death Loss Regret Tragedy Memory Dead Testament Memorial Name

Book:The Fallen Boys

Source: The Fallen Boys

“This isn’t how things were supposed to happen. I was supposed to be me. Not this.”

Love Life Inspirational Regret Horror Scary Motherhood Helping Others Thriller Emotional Pain Motherhood Quotes Regret Quotes

Book:Where the Dead Go to Die

Source: Where the Dead Go to Die

“Yes, this was a haunted place. He had read about certain materials absorbing the sounds of their surroundings like divots in a vinyl recording, and now, as the sun started to dip below the horizon, this concept chilled him more than the creeping cold. Put a needle to the mortar of these walls and listen to the screams. His own would be among them.”

Sun Cold Horror Scary Halloween Haunted Terrifying Screams

Book:The Fallen Boys

Source: The Fallen Boys

“Darkness fell, gathering sin.”

Night Evil Sin Darkness Horror Devil Scary Suspense Sinners

Book:The Fallen Boys

Source: The Fallen Boys

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