“I have a lot of rage about things that didn't happen to me, tied up with watching an immigrant, working-class father struggle to make his way through the world - and seeing how society was modeled to keep him in his place.” WorldWayHappensFatherClassStruggleSeeingRageImmigrantsTiedWorking ClassTied Up Author:Dennis Lehane
“But I often think we talk way too much in this society, that we consider verbalization a panacea that it very often is not, and that we turn a blind eye to the sort of morbid self-absorption that becomes a predictable by-product of it.” ThinkingWaySelfEyeTurnsToo MuchProductsBlindPredictableOften IsMorbidThis SocietyAbsorptionSelf AbsorptionPanaceaBlind Eyes Author:Dennis Lehane
“I loved this woman the way you love ... well, nothing," he said, a note of suprise in his voice. "You can’t compare that kind of love to anything, can you? It’s its own unique gift.” WayWellsKindSaidVoiceUniqueNotesCompareKinds Of LoveUnique Gifts Author:Dennis Lehane
“He wanted to ask her what sound a heart made when it broke from pleasure, when just the sight of someone filled you the way food, blood, and air never could, when you felt as if you'd been born for only one moment and this, for whatever reason, was it.” IfsWayLoveHeartMadeReasonMomentsWantedAsksFeltSoundBornPleasureAirBloodSightFilledBroke Author:Dennis Lehane
“Narrative becomes the way you make sense of chaos. That's how you focus the world. It's the only reason you should ever try this writing job.” WorldWayShouldWritingTryingReasonJobsFocusChaosNarrativeMake Sense Author:Dennis Lehane
