Money Quote by J.L.M. Visada

“A good friend once told me that problems are like cockroaches. If you bring them out into the light, they get scared and leave.”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“There were cockroaches in the sink, mice on the floor, and a human at the bar.”

— Daniel Arenson

“Placing my key on the reception desk, I imagine him a few kilometres away, stepping over his parents in the dark on the way…

— Jennifer Klinec

“And the roaches. The roaches were so bold in his flat that turning on the lights did not startle them. They waved their three-inch…

— Junot Díaz

“On Sunday morning, I awoke to find two cockroach corpses crushed on my mattress. I must have rolled on top of them in my…

— Shaun Attwood

“The door flew open, revealing a wrinkled, forward-thrusting face wreathed with a nimbus of wispy white hair, a face resembling nothing so much as…

— Lyndsay Faye

“At times, feeling the wind on my brow, I went numb with horror. In my imagination I saw armies of ants and cockroaches calling…

— Jerzy Kosiński

“On a whim, I once entered a neighbor's apartment through an open window and left a pink, glittery beach ball sitting on his bed,…

— Boyd Rice

“There mostly is rats an’ mice in attics. You gets used to the noise they makes scuttling about. I’ve got so I don’t mind…

— Frances Hodgson Burnett

“To his relief, the curtains were drawn shut. He didn't really want to explain himself to whoever was staying there what he was doing…

— Seth Sjostrom

“Muttering about caves, Jenks came in with my suitcase, his eyes roving the low ceiling. He dropped my bag by the door, tossed me…

— Kim Harrison

“The crows were looking very much the worse for wear. Their black suits were dusty and torn; the maid at the Pension Maria had…

— Eva Ibbotson