“a man who thinks he is a king is mad, a king who thinks he is a king is no less so.”
― The Argonauts
― The Argonauts
“BAD BLOOD": Stabler and Benson will never forget the case where solving the crime was so much worse than the crime itself.”
― Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
― Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
“There should be a word for this, the way it feels to steal something that’s already yours.”
― An American Marriage
― An American Marriage
“The word for bank is the same, but the word for money changer is not, and while I have never learned the etymology behind this minor asymmetry I can imagine it represents centuries of cultural and ideological dissidence.”
― Asymmetry
― Asymmetry
“If you are ever in a praying situation with Him: Be Specific! Include certain clauses. It’s not enough to assume that if a person lives they’ll be okay… Cause God has a wicked sense of humor. And even though he knows you mean more, he’ll only give you exactly what you ask for.”
― The Safety of Objects
― The Safety of Objects
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