“We don’t know how much our bodies can endure until we make cruel demands of them.”
―
Jason Rekulak,
Hidden Pictures
“It was one of those ideas that doesn't sound stupid until someone says it out loud.” ― Jason Rekulak, The Impossible Fortress
“Girls practically invented programming,” she said. “Jean Bartik, Marlyn Wescoff, Fran Bilas—they all programmed ENIAC.” I had no idea what she was talking about. “And don’t forget Margaret Hamilton. She wrote the software that let Apollo 11 land on the moon.” “I meant programming video games,” I said. “Dona Bailey, Centipede. Brenda Romero, Wizardry. Roberta Williams, King’s Quest. She designed her first computer game at the kitchen table. I interviewed her for school last year.” ― Jason Rekulak, The Impossible Fortress
“hardest things about recovery is coming to terms with the fact that you can’t trust your brain” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“seemed so epic. But I mentioned the challenges to Adrian’s mother and she gave me some good advice. She said I shouldn’t try to write a book, I should just sit down at my laptop and tell the story, one sentence at a time, using the same language I’d use to tell a friend over coffee. She said it was okay not to sound like J. K. Rowling. It was fine if I sounded like Mallory Quinn from Philadelphia.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“So we stood up there for a long while, watching the sunset and discussing how it was one of those things you could never truly capture in 8-bit, not with the simplistic definition of violet (CHR$(156)), orange (CHR$(129)), and yellow (CHR$(158)). There were too many other colors, thousands of colors. The hardware could never do justice to it.” ― Jason Rekulak, The Impossible Fortress
“I see her every night,” Teddy says. “She sleeps under my bed so I can hear her singing.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“We were supposed to be businessmen coming off the train after a long day in Manhattan, but Alf looked like he was ready to seize cocaine from a Colombian drug lord.” ― Jason Rekulak, The Impossible Fortress
“Heroin is such a big scary word but it feels like Oxy at a fraction of the price. You just have to get past any squeamishness regarding needles. Fortunately, there were plenty of YouTube videos to help me along—tutorials (ostensibly for diabetics) showing how to find a vein and how to gently draw back the plunger at just the right moment, to make sure you’ve made contact with the bloodstream” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“What do you say?” “Gesundheit. Or ‘to your health.’ It means the same thing.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“A woman was murdered. Annie Barrett. She was an artist, a painter, and she used your house as her studio.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“Her eyes are cold and calculating. She regards me like I’m a stain on the floor, a blemish that needs to be rubbed” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“Protecting you, Mallory. I’ve always protected you. Don’t you remember your job interview? All those rude and nasty questions about your qualifications? I was trying to scare you away. I tried scaring all the candidates away. But you were persistent. You really wanted to be here. And Caroline thought you were the solution to all our problems.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“The Impossible Fortress that you can play for free at my author website, jasonrekulak.com. My high score is 11,358 and I hope you’ll leave me a note if you beat it.” ― Jason Rekulak, The Impossible Fortress
“I’m grateful to the judge who sent me to rehab instead of prison.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“I want to learn everything about you. I want to change my major to Mallory Quinn and learn as much as I can.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“Of course you understand. You’re a very empathetic person. That’s why you’re such a great mother.” “I’m not a mother yet.” “You’d make a great mother. You’re kind, you’re caring, and you’d put the” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“Don’t get me wrong, Mallory. She’s a good person. She has a big heart. And she would do anything for Teddy’s well-being. But this is not the life I wanted. I never signed on for any of this.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“Just Ted? My sense was that he worked in a big Center City skyscraper full of secretaries and fancy computers and big glass windows overlooking Rittenhouse Square.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“It was one of those ideas that doesn't sound stupid until someone says it out loud.” ― Jason Rekulak, The Impossible Fortress
“Girls practically invented programming,” she said. “Jean Bartik, Marlyn Wescoff, Fran Bilas—they all programmed ENIAC.” I had no idea what she was talking about. “And don’t forget Margaret Hamilton. She wrote the software that let Apollo 11 land on the moon.” “I meant programming video games,” I said. “Dona Bailey, Centipede. Brenda Romero, Wizardry. Roberta Williams, King’s Quest. She designed her first computer game at the kitchen table. I interviewed her for school last year.” ― Jason Rekulak, The Impossible Fortress
“hardest things about recovery is coming to terms with the fact that you can’t trust your brain” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“seemed so epic. But I mentioned the challenges to Adrian’s mother and she gave me some good advice. She said I shouldn’t try to write a book, I should just sit down at my laptop and tell the story, one sentence at a time, using the same language I’d use to tell a friend over coffee. She said it was okay not to sound like J. K. Rowling. It was fine if I sounded like Mallory Quinn from Philadelphia.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“So we stood up there for a long while, watching the sunset and discussing how it was one of those things you could never truly capture in 8-bit, not with the simplistic definition of violet (CHR$(156)), orange (CHR$(129)), and yellow (CHR$(158)). There were too many other colors, thousands of colors. The hardware could never do justice to it.” ― Jason Rekulak, The Impossible Fortress
“I see her every night,” Teddy says. “She sleeps under my bed so I can hear her singing.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“We were supposed to be businessmen coming off the train after a long day in Manhattan, but Alf looked like he was ready to seize cocaine from a Colombian drug lord.” ― Jason Rekulak, The Impossible Fortress
“Heroin is such a big scary word but it feels like Oxy at a fraction of the price. You just have to get past any squeamishness regarding needles. Fortunately, there were plenty of YouTube videos to help me along—tutorials (ostensibly for diabetics) showing how to find a vein and how to gently draw back the plunger at just the right moment, to make sure you’ve made contact with the bloodstream” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“What do you say?” “Gesundheit. Or ‘to your health.’ It means the same thing.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“A woman was murdered. Annie Barrett. She was an artist, a painter, and she used your house as her studio.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“Her eyes are cold and calculating. She regards me like I’m a stain on the floor, a blemish that needs to be rubbed” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“Protecting you, Mallory. I’ve always protected you. Don’t you remember your job interview? All those rude and nasty questions about your qualifications? I was trying to scare you away. I tried scaring all the candidates away. But you were persistent. You really wanted to be here. And Caroline thought you were the solution to all our problems.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“The Impossible Fortress that you can play for free at my author website, jasonrekulak.com. My high score is 11,358 and I hope you’ll leave me a note if you beat it.” ― Jason Rekulak, The Impossible Fortress
“I’m grateful to the judge who sent me to rehab instead of prison.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“I want to learn everything about you. I want to change my major to Mallory Quinn and learn as much as I can.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“Of course you understand. You’re a very empathetic person. That’s why you’re such a great mother.” “I’m not a mother yet.” “You’d make a great mother. You’re kind, you’re caring, and you’d put the” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“Don’t get me wrong, Mallory. She’s a good person. She has a big heart. And she would do anything for Teddy’s well-being. But this is not the life I wanted. I never signed on for any of this.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
“Just Ted? My sense was that he worked in a big Center City skyscraper full of secretaries and fancy computers and big glass windows overlooking Rittenhouse Square.” ― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures
