“In perfect unison, all the townspeople vomited gouts of blood onto the pavement.”

“I would have thought that you'd be tired of vomiting blood and going to therapy and the prospect of being a nervous wreck all your life.Trés masochistic.”

“Sitting here with one's knitting, one just sees the facts. -"The Blood-Stained Pavement”

“You want science and studies? Fuck you. I’ve got scars and blood and vomit.”

“When insolvent, pack minimally, with a valise tough enough to be thrown onto a London pavement from a first- or second-floor window. Insist on hotel rooms no higher.”

“I stood looking down out of the window. The street seemed miles down. Suddenly I felt as if I'd flung myself out of the window. I could see myself lying on the pavement. Then I seemed to be standing by the body on the pavement. I was two people. Blood and brains were scattered everywhere. I knelt down and began licking up the blood and brains”