Mandy

“A black book. The only book permitted in the Commonwealth. A fitting emblem that, a fitting contradiction. They were a people who called slavery freedom, a nation that called narrative truth, a culture that glorified its People by destroying the very concept of personhood. How could they be anything but a nation of book burners founded on a book?”
― Christopher Ruocchio, Kingdoms of Death

“Maybe we should talk when you've calmed down."
"Okay, then. Call me back next year.”
― Max Allan Collins, Quarry

“With some of the wives of old friends I have been able to quench that initial antagonism. They soon find out that I am aware of what every single person knows—that the world is always a little out of focus when there is no one who gives the final total damn about whether you live or die. It is the price you pay for being a rambler, and if you don't read the price tag, you are a dull one indeed.”
― John D. MacDonald, Pale Gray for Guilt

“Lately, light’s not as bright as once it was.”
― Ellen Kushner, Thomas the Rhymer