Hubert Selby Jr., Requiem for a Dream
10 quotes
"All the energy of their frustration and fear going into their laughter."
"There was a sky somewhere above the tops of the buildings, with stars and a moon and all the things there are in a sky, but they were content to think of the distant street lights as planets and stars. If the lights prevented you from seeing the heavens, then preform a little magic and change reality to fit the need. The street lights were now planets and stars and moon."
"But to believe that getting stuff is the purpose and aim of life is madness."
"The voice so filled with nostalgia that you could almost see the memories floating through the blue smoke, memories not only of music and joy and youth, but perhaps, of dreams. They listened to the music, each hearing it in his own way, feeling relaxed and a part of the music, a part of each other, and almost a part of the world."
"For weeks Tyrone thought he was going to die any minute, and there were also times when he was afraid he wasnt going to die."
"Eventually we all have to accept full and total responsibility for our actions, everything we have done, and have not done."
"Life was not longer something to endure, but to live."
"...and he just sat back and stared at the tube, almost interested in what was happening, trying to find the ability to believe in that lie so he could believe the one within."
"There was a problem and that was that. Why didnt make a fiddlers fuck."
"He didnt know what was defeating him, but he sensed it was something he could not cope with, something that was far beyond his power to control or even at this point in time comprehend."