Joey

“From here on in I rag nobody.”
― Mark Harris, Bang the Drum Slowly

“A deal of people, Miss, are for trusting all to Providence; but I say Providence will not dispense with the means, though He often blesses them when they are used discreetly.”
― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

“He was sad because his new friend was so bloodthirsty.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

“That's the strangest thing about this life, about being in the ministry. People change the subject when they see you coming. And then sometimes those very same people come into your study and tell you the most remarkable things. There's a lot under the surface of life, everyone knows that. A lot of malice and dread and guilt, and so much loneliness, where you wouldn't really expect to find it, either.”
― Marilynne Robinson, Gilead