Quotes from Andrew Cartmel

I'd like you to meet my new girlfriend," said Erik. "I think someone's trying to kill her.

The land of the 45rpm record is the land of chaos.

You always go for the gorgeous ones and you always get kicked in the teeth. When are you going to learn?" "Learn what?" "That they don't go for insolvent, failed DJs

went to the kitchen and found an avocado to eat. I was becoming addicted to them. They seemed to attain a state of ripeness here in California that was unknown back home on my chilly island.

There were two more cover versions. "One, believe it or not, is a noise-core reinterpretation of 'Candle in the Wind'." "By Elton John?" "By Elton John and Bernie Taupin." "What is noise-core?" said Nevada. "You don't want to know." "Is it noisy and hardcore?" "Exactly right.

Nevada sighed. "Am I alone in finding the whole notion of the dark web dispiriting? I don't suppose it's full of cat videos?" "Only very dark cat videos," said Tinkler.

Please come to the counter surveillance counter.

There were people who saw the future of warfare coming from the skies. And they always knew that would mean bombing civilians. That's what it was always about, though no one would say it aloud. You see, they thought that if you killed enough civilians it would bring a quick end to any war.

Owyn Wynter nodded. "Why yes. He works for me." "So this corpse-faced creepy motherfucker who has been hanging around our house is working for you?" said Nevada. "And his name is Jaunty?" I said. "It's short for Jonathan. He's my accountant." "Your accountant.

She remained standing in front of me, watching expectantly. I began to wonder if I was supposed to say or do something. I began to feel a little uneasy. There was, after all, a long history in Soho of people being expected to do all kinds of extraordinary things after being handed some money.

Do you know what demonic metal is?" I said, "I assume it's heavy metal with a lot of pretentious references to demons. Plus gothic typography, of course.

a clergyman I had come to think of as the Digital Divine, who lived nearby in Barnes, had decided to get rid of his enormous, and wonderful, collection of rare jazz records. He

what Sigmund Freud said about cats? He said, 'Time spent with cats is never wasted.

To get his ducks in a row. Odd expression. Can you imagine how hard that would actually be? With real ducks?" "So he could make his killing." "Yes. But you let the cat out of the bag. Another odd turn of phrase. What sort of bastard would put a cat in a bag in the first place? What is it about us and animals?

Down these mean crates a man must dig." page 41.