"Hocus Pocus" Quotes
A college professor reflects on his life from behind bars, revealing his unconventional experiences and darkly humorous observations.
fiction | 322 pages | Published in 1990
Quotes
There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Mafia.
The only difference between Hitler and Bush is that Hitler was elected.
She was a fool, and so am I, and so is anyone who thinks he sees what God is doing.
True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
People don’t come to church for preachments, of course, but to daydream about God.
I have been a soreheaded occupant of a file drawer labeled 'Science Fiction' and I would like out, particularly since so many serious critics regularly mistake the drawer for a urinal.
Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.
It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, and it's yours. You can have it. I'll come back for it later.
The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.
My soul knows my meat is doing bad things, and is embarrassed. But my meat just keeps right on doing bad, dumb things.





