Birth and death Quote by Kristen Ashley

“I picked up the butter-soft suede shirt and slacks and held them toward Martucci, but he bent over, grabbing at his stomach, and made…

— Dorothy Uhnak

“The telephone could ring twice, Vito knew he was not going to pick it up. He would put on his leg before his trousers…

— Jean Echenoz

“The Don looked around his cell, including the naked 30 year-old woman sprawled in his bed and steaming bowl of Mussels Marinara sitting in…

— Phil Wohl

“They’re learning our ways.” “They hear us coming,” Claudio, the third man, replied. “Then what do you suggest?” Vito turned around and faced the…

— Michael C. Grumley

“Pin his fucking legs." "Can't. Got his arms." "Knock him out, Paris." "Sure. Want me to spew diamonds from my ass while I'm at…

— Gena Showalter

“I was ever a fighter, so---one fight more, The best and the last! I would hate that death bandaged my eyes and forbore, and…

— Robert Browning

“You stare down your opponent, lights twinkle, but you don’t blink. This is all you and that’s all him, and it ain’t all that…

— Jarod Kintz

“People are all the fun in life" - Candido's Apocalypse”

— Nick Joaquin

“He’s got that ‘born to lose and lose violently’ air about him. That’s good.”

— Daniel Woodrell

“Esteban took a step backwards and took his sweatshirt off. He folded it and placed it on the ground next to the wall. He…

— José N. Harris

“There were moments in your life that brought you to your knees. Moments that punched the absolute fuck out of you. I was having…

— Nina Levine

“One hit, one moan of fractured air, one solid impact and the man went down.”

— L.G. Kelso