Hubert Selby Jr. Quotes

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.

There was a problem and that was that. Why didnt make a fiddlers fuck.

...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.

Life was not longer something to endure, but to live.

Bodies need poison. Withdrawals without it. Toxin-free airs a killer.

I have joined an ancient fraternity. I have killed a man.

Eventually we all have to accept full and total responsibility for our actions, everything we have done, and have not done.

He looked down at the street, and the unbroken whiteness, and watched his foot touch the snow and listened to the slight crunching sound as he stepped forward. He looked back at his footprints. They were fascinating. He had been the only one to walk along this street today. There wasn’t even the mark of a dog or squirrel, or the scratch of a bird. He continued through the soft, silent snow, a feeling of peace starting to flow through him, helping make his step lighter and easier.