Ryan

“In stray moments above the surface, I'd sometimes wonder if there were people at the head of the bed, standing there silently, waiting to see if I'd respond to the presence of other people in the room. I'd say something from time to time just to check: "Hey?" or "Are you there?" This is different from calling out into a cave or well; it's a form of prayer.”
― John Darnielle, Wolf in White Van

“Is there a mystery more charming than the calligraphy on ancient gravestones?”
― Usman T. Malik, Final Cuts: New Tales of Hollywood Horror and Other Spectacles

“When the hour's too late for rescue, it's still early enough for revenge.”
― Kazuo Ishiguro, The Buried Giant

“People were expensive; the way to display, or to enjoy, great wealth was to build an enviornment that could only have been wrought, and could only be sustained from one hour to the next, by unceasing human effort.”
― Neal Stephenson, Termination Shock