Frederick Steinback

“Şehirlerin her tarafını tutuşturun, milletleri yok edin, her şeyi silip süpürün ve şu çürümüş dünyada hiçbir eser bırakmayın; belki o zaman ortaya daha iyi bir dünya çıkar.”
― Emile Zola, Germinal

“is by no means comfortable to know that you are being watched from behind your back. I pulled myself together as well as I could and proceeded on my way; my legs began to jerk under me, my gait became unsteady just because I purposely tried to make it look well. In order to appear at ease and indifferent, I flung my arms about, spat out, and threw my head well back--all without avail, for I continually felt the pursuing eyes on my neck, and a cold shiver ran down my back. At length I escaped down a side street, from which I took the road to Pyle Street to get my pencil.”
― Knut Hamsun, The Best of Knut Hamsun: Boxed Set

“It felt like you could hurt her just by looking at her, or you could never hurt her at all.”
― Megan Abbott, Give Me Your Hand

“He really is a cunt ay the first order. Nae about that. The big problem is, he's a mate na aw. Whit kin ye dae?”
― Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting