David Levien Quote

That was 1993 grunge in suburbia. This was 2003 hell in Harlem. (Dark City Lights)

The dimple in his left cheek was ironic-it gave the impression that he was sweet as a cupcake. (Dark City Lights)

The main thing about aliens is that they are alien. They feel no responsibility for fulfilling any of your expectations. (Dark City Lights)

A year earlier my parents had moved us out of the city to a split-level on Long Island, their idea of the American dream, which meant it as now an hour-and-a-half commute via the 7:06 Hicksville to Pe...

It was as if my sould had left my body, floated up to the ceiling, and was watching me destroy my own career with one deliberately assaultive punch. (Dark City Lights)

A New York plate that said you die. (Dark City Lights)

I worked all day in back ofa hot van snipping off dog balls, I can cut one more pair. (Dark City Lights)

Just like life, it was over much too soon. And just like life, there weren't any answers. But like that one-in-an-eight-million great New York moment, I didn't need one. (Dark City Lights)

Only criminals and madmen walk into Central Park after midnight...or, occasionally, an actor. (Dark City Lights)

She resents the chipped paint of the table and the dingy closet they call a dressing room. (Dark City Lights)