Dan

“I never liked lobster in my life, and mainly because I’d never tried it. On my eightieth birthday I tried it. I can’t say I’m greatly excited over lobster still, but I have no doubt as to its taste now, and I don’t fear it. I dare say death will be a lobster, too, and I can come to terms with it.”
― Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

“Time changes our ability to view the things that hurt us.”
― Chris Whitaker, All the Colors of the Dark

“This holiday mood of Napoleon’s was almost a madness. He had appeared at dinner two nights ago dressed as the Pontiff and lewdly asked Joséphine how intimate she would like to be with God. I stared into the chicken.”
― Jeanette Winterson, The Passion