QUOTES - HISTORY TO REMEMBER

Here is another quote from conversation contained in "The Bad Weather Friend" by Dean Koontz.  I've only recently started reading Koontz. I am  amazed at his command of English structure, the use of "understatement", and his ability to develop characters. This book is full of great vocabulary and idiomatic speech. He is a master at developing characters through conversation.

“You some mush-brain dimwit?” the guy with the machete asked Spike.
“Why?” Spike asked. “Are you starting a club?”

"The Bad Weather Friend"  by Dean Koontz