Did you know that the very first assembly of photographs in sequential order to create a motion picture was a two-second clip of a Black man on a horse? Yes, it was. Yes, it was. Look it up.
one of roman’s penultimate moments as a character being total physical and mental self sabotage. when he fucked it with mencken. when his brother couldn’t help but tell him and rub it in his face. when his public breakdown is going viral. when the only place he was getting the pain he needed in a palatable and productive way was gerri but he fucked that, too. when he was put in the dog cage but he was put in the cage because he liked it. when everybody hit him because he was annoying. like it’s so him. it’s roman all the way. all the pain in excess in every possible way
first rule of holes is to keep digging. dig as deep as you can. dig until you're sick. dig until you forget what was before digging. the only way out is through.