Gavin

“Andrew points the gun in the general shared direction of Leonard and Adriane. He wants to yell and scream and threaten and hurt; he yearns for both of them to hurt for this. He says, “Drop the knives,” to Adriane.”
― Paul Tremblay, The Cabin at the End of the World

“Usually, it takes someone else to say to me, “Well, you realize that you were writing about X,” whereupon I stroke my beard thoughtfully and say, “Yes, that’s right.”
― John Langan, Sefira and Other Betrayals

“Nothing erases the past. There is repentance, there is atonement, and there is forgiveness. That is all, but that is enough.”
― Ted Chiang, The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate

“It’s a newsbill. They tell you what’s happening.’ Orso thought about that. ‘Or they tell you what to think about what’s happening.’ He thought more. ‘Or the really successful ones just confirm what you already think about what’s happening.”
― Joe Abercrombie, A Little Hatred