"They might have been all-right people doing the best they could, but I got to tell you, you got a dead cat lying in your yard you ought to bury it. Thatâ€™s my motto."

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Source : Joe R. Lansdale (2011). “Devil Red”, p.26, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

Joe R. Lansdale

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“Modern man is drinking and drugging himself out of awareness, or he spends his time shopping, which is the same thing.”

Source : Ernest Becker (1985). “The Denial of Death”, New York : Free Press
“For most cosmologists, a supernatural God is an unnecessary hypothesis. For most Americans, He is an unassailable fact. The American belief machine apparently has a fail-safe component. Nothing shuts it down.”
“I think it had something to do with my love of music, especially rock music.”
“Many hunters and professional soldiers (especially snipers) have remarked how important it is during a stalk to not directly stare or even think hard about your quarry, else he will often sense it. While nobody can adequately explain it, this phenomenon has been noticed by so many people that its truth cannon be questioned”
“Anyone who lives like a modern aristocracy, the last thing they exhibit is a sense of gratitude. Me, Im very fortunate.”
“[Taboo] has been exactly the same as working with the BBC in that creatively they do that precious thing which is to only make a comment when a comment needs to be made.”
“Have things to look forward to: Plan a trip, treat yourself to the spa, make plans in the future so that you can focus on what you're looking forward to versus how unbearable your present is. Understand that your brain is detaching. It's the same part of the brain that is activated as a cocaine user feening for their next fix. You're literally in withdrawal. Understand that it takes time for your brain and neural pathways to detach. You're not going crazy - it's just a process, and that process takes time.”
“Aside from the poor example it sets, the federal government enables reckless spending on public-employee pensions by offering hope of assistance from Washington if things get bad enough.”

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