James Sallis Quotes

We're professionals. People make deals, they need to stick to them. That's the way it works, if it's going to work at all.

Mostly what you lose with time, in memory, is the specificity of things, their exact sequence. It all runs together, becomes a watery soup. Portmanteau days, imploded years. Like a bad actor, memory always goes for effect, abjuring motivation, consistency, good sense.

What’d you need?"
"Desuetude."
"Reading again, are we? Could be dangerous. It means to become unaccustomed to. As in something gets discontinued, falls into disuse."
"Thanks, man."
"That it?"
"Yeah, but we should grab a drink sometime.

Why’d you call, boy? What did you want from me?"
"The company of a friend, I think."
"Always a cheap treat.