"Knockemstiff" Quotes
A gritty and dark collection of interconnected short stories set in the small town of Knockemstiff, Ohio.
fiction | 206 pages | Published in 2008
Quotes
Sometimes I wished I was a real angel, the kind that could fly and sing and live forever.
I wondered if the preacher could see the devil when he looked at me.
I'd like to take a bath in a room with no windows and the door locked from the inside.
I didn't care if I lived or died.
I was thinking that maybe I'd be better off if I was dead.
He was the meanest son of a bitch alive, but at least he was alive.
I didn't know if I was in love with her or if I just wanted to be her.
Sometimes I felt like a stray dog wandering the streets, looking for a home I knew I'd never find.
I didn't want to be like my old man, but I was afraid I already was.
I never knew what I was looking for, but I knew I hadn't found it yet.





