A review by bibliocyclist
I Am Sorry to Think I Have Raised a Timid Son by Kent Russell
4.0
"But now, Grandpa was always comin’ down on us. He said we weren’t ready for when life attacks. He called dad a nothing-master. And a bluebeard. And fatty-tatties. And he called me a playboy man-baby. That made me imagine a crazy magazine. Dad tried to call his old friends. Local wizards, I’m sure, masquerading as store managers. But he hung up the phone slow, and sad. Dad said, ‘The worst thing about living here is that you can only kill yourself once.’ ”
"A dog barks loudest at its own reflection. Do they say that? They should.”
"He seemed rather to move around like a violent decision that was in the process of making itself."
"Everything fills its moment entirely and then vanishes."
"In all his ponds were alligators, and only psychos rang his bell."
"By the time you think you need to make a decision, that decision has already been made."
"A dog barks loudest at its own reflection. Do they say that? They should.”
"He seemed rather to move around like a violent decision that was in the process of making itself."
"Everything fills its moment entirely and then vanishes."
"In all his ponds were alligators, and only psychos rang his bell."
"By the time you think you need to make a decision, that decision has already been made."