“I knew–though I didn't recognize the fact–that I wasn't all right.” — Jim Thompson Knew Copy Share Image
“Anyone who deprived her of something she wanted deserved what he got.” — Jim Thompson Deprived Copy Share Image
There are things that have to be forgotten if you want to go on living. — Jim Thompson Forgotten Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter what answers you get if you ask the wrong questions. — Jim Thompson Answer Copy Share Image
I kissed her, a long hard kiss. Because baby didn't know it, but baby was dead, and in a way I couldn't… — Jim Thompson Baby Copy Share Image
“if I wasn't a decent woman I'd heist a leg and pee in your ear until it washed out that stinking pile… — Jim Thompson Decent woman Copy Share Image
You've got forever; and somehow you can't do much with it. You've got forever; and it's a mile wide and an inch… — Jim Thompson Alligators Copy Share Image
“what else is there to do but laugh and joke...how else can you bear up under the unbearable?” — Jim Thompson Comedy Copy Share Image
Then he laughed and she laughed. And quivering with the movement of the train, the dead man seemed to laugh too. — Jim Thompson Dead man Copy Share Image
“It had soaked in on him at last, the spot he was in. Soaked clear through a quart of booze until it… — Jim Thompson Copy Share Image
“He could be breaking apart inside and you'd never know it from the way he acted. He'd be just as pleasant and… — Jim Thompson Breaking apart Copy Share Image
“you might think it wasn't real nice to kick a dying man, and maybe it wasn't, but I'd been wanting to kick… — Jim Thompson Death Copy Share Image
“He was part of this river of cars, aiding its sluggish tide and in turn aided by it. Without losing his identity,… — Jim Thompson Belonged Copy Share Image
“It was like being asleep when you were awake and awake when you were asleep. I'd pinch myself, figuratively speaking - I… — Jim Thompson Asleep Pinch Copy Share Image
I'd been chasing females all my life, not paying no mind to the fact that whatever's got tail at one end has… — Jim Thompson Chasing Copy Share Image
“He was his own victim, his own slave. He had made personality a profession, created a career out of selling himself. And… — Jim Thompson Identity Copy Share Image
“I finished the ale, started to order a third one, and decided against it. I'd had enough. More than enough. Or I… — Jim Thompson Stop Copy Share Image
I looked at her, with her hair spilled out on the pillows and the warmth of her body warming mine. And I… — Jim Thompson Arguing Copy Share Image
“There was too much of a sameness about the evening’s delights. He had been the same route too many times. He’d been… — Jim Thompson Sameness Copy Share Image
“Flight is many things. Something clean and swift, like a bird skimming across the sky. Or something filthy and crawling; a series… — Jim Thompson Flight Copy Share Image
“He picked her up and tossed her on the bed. They had a hell of a time. But afterward, after she had… — Jim Thompson Depression Copy Share Image
“Strolling down a white-graveled walk to the cliff above the ocean, he let his eyes rove aimlessly over the expanse of sea… — Jim Thompson Desolation Copy Share Image
“Her mind moved around and around the subject, moving with a kind of fuzzy firmness. With no coherent thought process, she arrived… — Jim Thompson Authority Copy Share Image
“Well. Well? What are you going to do? What are you going to say? What are you going to say when you’re… — Jim Thompson Good man Copy Share Image
“You've got no time at all, but it seems like you've got forever. You've got nothing to do, but it seems like… — Jim Thompson Forever Copy Share Image
“You go into the office and take a book or two from the shelves. You read a few lines, like your life… — Jim Thompson Book Copy Share Image
“I just learned two things there at that college, Mr. Ford, that was ever of any use to me. One was that… — Jim Thompson Black and white Copy Share Image
“Yeah, Johnnie,’ I said, ‘it’s a screwed up, bitched up world, and I’m afraid it’s going to stay that way. And I’ll… — Jim Thompson Hard To Explain Copy Share Image
We're living in a funny world kid, a peculiar civilization. The police are playing crooks in it, and the crooks are doing… — Jim Thompson Argument Copy Share Image
“I yawned and I stretched. I sure was needing some sleep, but I guess I'm always in need of sleep like I'm… — Jim Thompson Need sleep Copy Share Image
If we all had what we wanted to eat... We'd have inflation in the toilet paper industry. — Jim Thompson Inflation Copy Share Image
You can't stamp on a man's corns when he's got his feet cut off. — Jim Thompson Corn Copy Share Image
I told her the world was full of nice people. I'd have hated to try to prove it to her, but I… — Jim Thompson Hated Copy Share Image
“I'd forgotten about it, and now I forgot it again. There are things that have to be forgotten if you want to… — Jim Thompson Denial Copy Share Image
