Easter Scocca

“Speak up for me, sir, for I'm not so bad. I was led on by the treachery of others.”
― Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange

“What does one do when judged a laughingstock by the one person who matters most?”
― Rebecca Rosenberg, Madame Pommery, Creator of Brut Champagne

“The early women rise before I do. Their lamps splinter the gloom of the kitchens. They chatter in whispers as they brew tea for the cooks. Windows are open to counter the heat of the ovens. Outside, the sky is as black as my soul.”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

“When a white man goes to the pub, he is a socializer; a Brown man in a bar is a drunkard. A white arrogant man is an alpha male; headstrong Indians are pricks. A white man sleeping around is a lover; an Indian on multiple dates is a womanizer. White men make love, we Brown Indians f*ck”
― Merlin Franco, Saint Richard Parker