Book detail: Flies to Wanton Boys is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
Browse quotes from Flies to Wanton Boys.
The quotes below use the same card format as the rest of the site, including topics, source notes, copy actions, image creation, and sharing controls.
“I cannot deal with obscurity for more than a few decades before I get the worst ache in my chest.”
“No divinity worth His salt could be contained in a book.”
“[His] leaving had stabbed her heart. This organ was not inclined to forgive her for vulnerability.”
“I was a monster until you dared to treat me as a man.”
“Men could be utter pussycats when they had even a touch of the sniffles.”
“Sins don’t go away as long as there is someone to remember them.”
“[H]er retaliation only made the sin the greater because she could not find words to confess.”
“The safest thing to do when in danger is to be too stupid to know you are in danger.”
“We shall not extend ourselves with magic when bureaucracy serves as fine an end.”
“Love and poor parenting are acceptable topics for any formal meal I make.”
“For most, ghost hunting was a few steps escalated from telling scary stories around a campfire.”
“Faith is best when it is tested, but not when it is questioned.”
“Like chocolate, she craved sleep and it made her life brighter, but she could do without.”