Find quotes from this novel, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Society and Class Quotes
Your set of hand-blown green glass dishes with the tiny bubbles and imperfections, little bits of sand, proof they were crafted by the honest, simple, hard-working indigenous aboriginal peoples of...
Rules and Order Quotes
Push a button. (1.10-1.12)
Men and Masculinity Quotes
Bob has tits because his testosterone ration is too high. Raise the testosterone level too much, your body ups the estrogen to seek a balance. (2.14)
Man and the Natural World Quotes
For this moment, nothing matters. Look up into the stars and you're gone. Not your luggage. Nothing matters. Not your bad breath. (3.70)
Dissatisfaction Quotes
Anything you're ever proud of will be thrown away. (2.10)
Mortality Quotes
You don't understand any of it, and then you die. (1.13)
Identity Quotes
I know this because Tyler knows this. (1.8)
Love Quotes
That old saying, how you always kill the one you love, well, look, it works both ways. (1.16)
Violence Quotes
"I want you to hit me as hard as you can." (5.93)
Religion Quotes
Where would Jesus be if no one had written the gospels? (1.41)