“The night is the hardest time to be alive and 4am knows all my secrets.” KnowsNightSleepSecretAliveHardestInsomniaBest NightGreat NightHardest Times Author:Poppy Z. Brite
“You hold onto what you have; you do not give it up easily, even when you know it is poisoning you.” KnowsGivingPoisoning Author:Poppy Z. Brite
“I believe in whatever gets you throught the night. [...] Night is the hardest time to be alive. For me, anyway. It lasts so long, and four A.M.knows all my secrets.” KnowsBelieveLongLastsNightI BelieveSecretFourAliveI Believe InHardestHardest Times Author:Poppy Z. Brite
“The sky is purple, the flare of a match behind a cupped hand is gold; the liquor is green, bright green, made from a thousand herbs, made from altars. Those who know enough to drink Chartreuse at Mardi Gras are lucky, because the distilled essence of the town burns in their bellies. Chartreuse glows in the dark, and if you drink enough of it, your eyes will turn bright green.” IfsKnowsMadeEnoughHandsEyeTurnsDarkBehindsSkyDrinkThousandLuckyGoldEssenceTownsGreenBellyPurpleAltarsLiquorHerbsFlareMardi GrasGlow In The DarkChartreuse Author:Poppy Z. Brite
“Sometimes we gotta be brave even when we're scared. We gotta not let being scared keep us from thinkin' straight. That's all brave is, boy, when you come right down to it, not lettin' the fear get you so turned around you start doin' stupid things, instead of what you know you ought to do.” KnowsSometimesBoysStupidOughtBraveScaredBe BraveStupid ThingsBeing Scared Author:Poppy Z. Brite