He existed a step or two to one side of the common world, largely out of sight, a shadow, all but invisible. Whatever he owned, either he could hoist it on his back and lug it along or he could walk away from it. Anonymity was the thing he loved most about the city, being a part of it and apart from it at the same time.
What critics might call eclectic, and Eastern folks quirky, we Southerners call cussedness-and it's the cornerstone of the American genius. As in: 'T… - James Sallis
What critics might call eclectic, and Eastern folks quirky, we Southerners call cussedness-and it's the cornerstone of the American genius. As in: 'T…
- James Sallis
Life sends us messages all the time - then sits around laughing over how we're not gonna be able to figure them out. - James Sallis
Life sends us messages all the time - then sits around laughing over how we're not gonna be able to figure them out.
Mostly what you lose with time, in memory, is the specificity of things, their exact sequence. It all runs together, becomes a watery soup. Portmante… - James Sallis
Mostly what you lose with time, in memory, is the specificity of things, their exact sequence. It all runs together, becomes a watery soup. Portmante…
He existed a step or two to one side of the common world, largely out of sight, a shadow, all but invisible. Whatever he owned, either he could hoist… - James Sallis
He existed a step or two to one side of the common world, largely out of sight, a shadow, all but invisible. Whatever he owned, either he could hoist…
Time went by, which is what time does, what it is. - James Sallis
Time went by, which is what time does, what it is.
Get Carter remains among the great crime novels, a lean, muscular portrait of a man stumbling along the hard edge - toward redemption. Ted Lewis cuts… - James Sallis
Get Carter remains among the great crime novels, a lean, muscular portrait of a man stumbling along the hard edge - toward redemption. Ted Lewis cuts…
In the darkness things always go away from you. Memory holds you down while regret and sorrow kick hell out of you. The only help you'll get is a few… - James Sallis
In the darkness things always go away from you. Memory holds you down while regret and sorrow kick hell out of you. The only help you'll get is a few…
Truth is, of course, relative. But then, so is relative. - James Sallis
Truth is, of course, relative. But then, so is relative.
The best predictor of preschool children's physical activity is simply being outdoors. - James Sallis
The best predictor of preschool children's physical activity is simply being outdoors.
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