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“In Vegas, the veneer of glamor was bright but thin. You didn't have to look that hard to see the darker realities that lurked beneath the surface.”

Quote by Rob Thomas

Book:Mr. Kiss and Tell

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Mr. Kiss and Tell

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Rob Thomas

Rob Thomas is an American author born on August 15, 1965. Known for his unique literary style and profound emotional expression, Thomas's works span across various genres, including novels, poetry, and screenplays. His writing often delves into themes of human nature, social relationships, and the inner world. more

“Mel opened her jaw wide to stretch it out before she spoke again so that her words were very clear. “I am going to kill you. I’m going to drag your sorry carcass out into the desert, pour honey all over you, and let the fire ants eat you.” “You’re angry,” he said. “Thank you, Captain Obvious,” Mel snapped.”

Anger Las Vegas

Book:Vanilla Beaned

Source: Vanilla Beaned

“Las Vegas, the most expensive toilet in the world that still can’t flush.”

Journalism Boxing Las Vegas

Author:Brin-Jonathan Butler

“So much of the theatrical can leave you with a yearning for the real. The real is suddenly and starkly there right at the city’s edge and extends for thousands of square miles of desert and mountain and canyon with which human beings can do almost nothing profitable other than to leave it be and just look at it.”

Loneliness Connections Addiction Gambling Las Vegas

Book:Children of Las Vegas: True Stories of Growing up in the World's Playground

Source: Children of Las Vegas: True Stories of Growing up in the World's Playground

“I have this theory, that this will be the only city that future archaeologists find, Las Vegas. The dry climate will preserve it all and teams of scientists in the year 5000 will carefully sweep and scrape away the sand to find pyramids and castles and replicas of the Eiffel Tower and the New York skyline and stripper poles and snapper cards and these future archaeologists will re-create our entire culture based solely on this one shallow and cynical little shithole. We can complain all we want that this city doesn’t represent us. We can say, Yes, but I hated Las Vegas. Or I only went there once. Well, I’m sure not all Romans reveled in the torture-fests at the Colosseum either, but there it is.”