James Stapleton

“To Luntz, the bipartisan approach to healthcare being entertained by some Republicans was just talk—a show destined to have a short run before it got the hook.”
― Steven Brill, America's Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fight to Fix Our Broken Healthcare System

“Bother me? Why would it? Immortality is damn convenient.” “Don’t know about that,” Wayne said. “Seems to me that it would be nice to finally be done, you know? It’s like … like you’re running a race, and you don’t know quite where the end is, but you got an idea. An’ you only need to make it that far. I can do that, I figure. But you, you don’t have no end.” “You actually sound like you want to die.” “Someday,” Wayne said. “Huh. Maybe I should get into politics.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Shadows of Self

“It seemed to her that the real sign you were getting old was when you stopped needing to prove you weren’t getting old.”
― James S.A. Corey, Persepolis Rising

“What I need to do,” Wayne said, “is get the whole city drunk.” “Or, you know, advocate workers’ rights to bring down working hours, improve conditions, and meet a base minimum of pay.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Shadows of Self