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“Smelled like home. Stink permeates homelessness: the smell of trash, the smell of dirty streets, of fire bins and piss and other people's body odor, the wet dog smell that saturates your clothes and bedding, the smell of rust and dirt and decay.”

Poverty Environment Despair Survival Decay Realism Homelessness Urban Life Street Life Sensory Experience

Book:Where the Monsters Live

Source: Where the Monsters Live

“Mr. McAllister knew what it was like to sit for half an hour or more in someone else's stench, and so he made sure his breath was minty and his farts smelled like roses.”

Humor Respect Manners Courtesy Discomfort Politeness Hygiene Awkwardness Social Etiquette Personal Care

Book:Bus Driver Man

Source: Bus Driver Man

“Though she'd never spoken a word about the monster who'd assaulted her, the trauma still far too pervasive.”

Pain Fear Healing Silence Survival Mental Health Trauma Resilience Recovery Assault

Book:Where the Monsters Live

Source: Where the Monsters Live

“Only the monsters down here were most definitely not nice, and trying to cuddle one would be dangerous, like kissing a piranha”

Fear Risk Danger Survival Monsters Warning Aggression Caution Unpredictability Analogy

Book:Where the Monsters Live

Source: Where the Monsters Live

“I don't know, humane or not, man, a life is a life. Push a button half a million miles away or stick a shiv in a man's kidney while the dude stares you in the eye, you still got blood on your hands.”

Humanity Responsibility Technology Morality Empathy Ethics Consequence Accountability Warfare

Book:Dead Men Walking: a Novelette

Source: Dead Men Walking: a Novelette

“Well, the world don't favor heroes, but liars seem to do all right.”

Truth Justice Society Morality Corruption Deceit Liars Heroes Realism Cynicism Or Wonder

Book:Bus Driver Man

Source: Bus Driver Man

“It took a thick skin to find a good man swimming in an ocean of losers.”

Confidence Standards Empowerment Patience Self Awareness Perseverance Resilience Self Worth Discernment Dating Pool

Book:In Every Dark Corner

Source: In Every Dark Corner

“I needed action, not words”

Action Ambition Determination Goals Frustration Resolve Initiative Impatience Urgency Decisiveness

Book:Where the Monsters Live

Source: Where the Monsters Live

“She hadn't signed on for this. She craved action. She wanted hard deadlines.”

Action Ambition Commitment Determination Goals Intensity Career Urgency Dissatisfaction Drive

Book:How to Kill a Celebrity: a Novella

Source: How to Kill a Celebrity: a Novella

“But the fact that a man who dealt with the absolute worst of humanity every single day could still find a moment to be charitable gave me a glimmer of hope.”

Inspiration Humanity Hope Compassion Kindness Empathy Charity Positivity Resilience Altruism

Book:Where the Monsters Live

Source: Where the Monsters Live

“Hope is the slowest poison.”

Hope Despair Metaphor Irony Contradiction Cynicism Introspection Duality Disillusionment Philosophical Reflection

Book:Dead Men Walking: a Novelette

Source: Dead Men Walking: a Novelette

“The thing Jesus said about forgiveness? 'When we forgive men for their sins, God forgives us for ours.' We have to remember that, man. Hold it close to our hearts.”

Faith Spirituality Compassion Grace Humility Empathy Forgiveness Redemption Reconciliation Religious Teachings

Book:Dead Men Walking: a Novelette

Source: Dead Men Walking: a Novelette

“Modern dating was a labyrinthine manscape riddled with trolls, bros, haters, and selfie-obsessed divos.”

Humor Challenges Technology Frustration Satire Stereotypes Slang Social Dynamics Modern Dating Online Culture

Book:In Every Dark Corner

Source: In Every Dark Corner

“My most violent fantasies were born in that room: gruesome acts I suspected I'd never be able to stomach even if the opportunity arose- thoughts which belonged to the monster growing inside me.”

Fear Darkness Fantasy Struggle Violence Morality Conflict Self Awareness Temptation Inner Turmoil

Book:Where the Monsters Live

Source: Where the Monsters Live

“I wasn't fishing for compliments, bro, but thanks, I guess.”

Friendship Humility Gratitude Appreciation Modesty Banter Camaraderie Acknowledgment Nonchalance Casualness

Book:Dead Men Walking: a Novelette

Source: Dead Men Walking: a Novelette

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