“When people run out of probable things to do, they do improbable things.” — Joseph Hansen Human nature Copy Share Image
“It's a four-letter word for a part of the human anatomy but it's not m-i-n-d.” — Joseph Hansen Anatomy Copy Share Image
“Guns are for television actors," Dave said. "Not real people. The wrong ones always get hurt.” — Joseph Hansen Guns Copy Share Image
“You know what kind of a man Lonny Tooker is? The kind of a man that sets broken bird's wings." "Hitler loved… — Joseph Hansen Hitler Copy Share Image
“Something had offended her and failed to apologize. Not lately-long ago. Life probably.” — Joseph Hansen Copy Share Image
“Five, six, seven eight-," Cecil grinned. "-Gay is just as good as straight," Dave said.” — Joseph Hansen Homosexuality Copy Share Image
“You're a little short on self-awareness. People who are always exacting right behaviour from other people tend to be that way.” — Joseph Hansen Behaviour Copy Share Image
“I told myself all that's wrong with us is misunderstanding. That's not good, but it's not the worst. The worst is not… — Joseph Hansen Copy Share Image
“Don't forget, and don't let your reader forget, that the small world in which you have held him for the last hour… — Joseph Hansen Books Copy Share Image
“Windows were broken. Where not broken they were boarded up, had been for years: the rust from nailheads had written long, sad… — Joseph Hansen Copy Share Image
“She was sad and lost and alone in the dark," Cecil said. "She needed somebody to hold her." "And you think she's… — Joseph Hansen Alone in the dark Copy Share Image
“Cecil reached for Dave, but Dave stepped back. "Dave, why are you doing this? You're not getting paid. Lovejoy called you off… — Joseph Hansen Copy Share Image
“He put out a hand for Dave to shake. "You're the only new friend of Tom's I've met. And you're just what… — Joseph Hansen Copy Share Image
“Los Angeles didn't get like this often. He hated it when it did. And this time it was holding on. It had… — Joseph Hansen Los angeles Copy Share Image
“The waterwheel was twice a man’s height, wider than a man’s two stretched arms. The timbers, braced and bolted with rusty iron… — Joseph Hansen Copy Share Image
“It seems important to me that beginning writers ponder this—that since 1964, I have never had a book, story or poem rejected… — Joseph Hansen Beginning writers Copy Share Image
“And you never even reported it. You should have reported it. I could have took fingerprints. I'd love to lock up them… — Joseph Hansen Copy Share Image
“In twenty years you could say and do a lot you wish you hadn't. In twenty years you could store up a… — Joseph Hansen Death of a loved one Copy Share Image
