#jess walter

[thecollectedquotes]

I know I felt that way. For years. It was as if I was a character in a movie and the real action was about to start at any minute. But I think some people wait forever, and only at the end of their lives do they realize that their life has happened while they were waiting for it to start.

— Jess Walter, Beautiful Ruins

[saltwaterandstars]

JOMP BPC - 9th February - Plot Twist

This book has a humdinger of a plot twist rooted in one of the characters lying to another for utterly self-serving reasons. This was one of my book group books and when we discussed the revelation of this twist in the group, we all started chanting THE BASTARD! THE BASTARD! THE BASTARD!

[afrotumble]

[withnailrules]

“A writer needs four things to achieve greatness, Pasquale: desire, disappointment, and the sea.”

“That’s only three.”

Alvis finished his wine. “You have to do disappointment twice.”

—Jess Walter, Beautiful Ruins

[judgingbooksbycovers]

So Far Gone: A Novel

By Jess Walter.

[constancevigilant]

Words and emotions are simple currencies. If we inflate them, they lose their value, like money. They begin to mean nothing. Use ‘beautiful’ to describe a sandwich and the word means nothing. Beautiful Ruins, by Jess Walter

[iced-bees]

[theuncannyandi]

more breaking bad penguins. big conflicts with the owner of Los Pescados Hermanos

[wayneradiotv]

i always loved this scene in Breaking Bad. we get a glimpse into Mike's feelings toward Walt, AND we get a touching moment between Jesse and his girlfriend's little brother. 👏 bravo vince

[stinkyfishboy]

obsessed with the breakdown of this show into people using the characters as barbie dolls to play house with

[linusbenjamin]

Breaking Bad ☆ The Evolution of Jesse Pinkman

[huyandere]

happy pride

[duinoelegies]

something so crazy-making about unhealthy mentor-protegé relationships. we're foils, we're mirrors, we're the same person, we're a parent and a child, we're lovers, we're enemies, we'd be better off without each other, we'd kill and die for each other

[constancevigilant]

I’ve been thinking about how people sit around for years waiting for their lives to begin, right? Like a movie. I felt that way. For years. It was if I was a character in a movie and the real action was about to start at any minute. But I think some people wait forever, and only at the end of their lives do they realize that their life has happened while they were waiting for it to start. Beautiful Ruins, by Jess Walter