"American Morons is the work of an original. Like Hitchcock or Ramsey Campbell, the style is precise, alert, and well-mannered, inviting us to enter Hirshberg's private world so that he may lock the door behind us. If there is anyone in contemporary fiction worth watching, it is Glen Hirshberg."

-- Dennis Etchison

#Doors Quotes #Style Quotes #Locks Quotes

“Time is strange. A moment can be as short as a breath, or as long as eternity.”
“I miss being able to wake up when I want and go on stage when I want and pull down my pants when I want.”
“Well, the United States has said that the disarmament of Iraq is the top priority, but we have also noted that there are many other United Nations Security Council Resolutions which are on the books, including the necessity to respect the human rights of all the citizens of Iraq that we're very interested in.”
“We are so bemused by our own petard, that we are unable to look at things objectively.”
“I think that's where reality TV works - you don't know where it's going.”
“It happens to be a matter of record that I was first in print with the discovery that the tastelessness of the food offered in American clubs varies in direct proportion to the exclusiveness of the club.”
“In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?”
“We understand why children are afraid of darkness ... but why are men afraid of light?”

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