Gollitok Quotes

“It is arguable that white is more violent than black because the darkness does not overwhelm, it does not close your pupils with its presence. It invites you to open yourself to it, to dilate and let it rush in.”
― Andrew Najberg, Gollitok

“Protein for the day, starch for the hour, they say.”
― Andrew Najberg, Gollitok

“slide the ration box from under my cot. I would prefer a hot meal, but, as they say, comforts are things you deserve tomorrow. Instead, I eat two protein bars, fruit and vegetable pastes, and set a couple cubes of starch seed in water to reconstitute.”
― Andrew Najberg, Gollitok

“The waves cap white.”
― Andrew Najberg, Gollitok

“I’m no stranger to pain. I’ve been stung or bitten by pretty much every insect that flies or crawls and stings or bites. I’ve broken my forearm twice; my eyes drop to the pale scar where my radius broke the skin. However, I’ve heard that poisons that come from the sea bring pain like no other. A”
― Andrew Najberg, Gollitok

“When looking at the dark of the world, it is always veiled by the light inside of us.”
― Andrew Najberg, Gollitok

“The look on my father’s face as he twisted and jerked the bone hadn’t been human, and I learned that day that inside, everyone wears another face they never want to show the world.”
― Andrew Najberg, Gollitok

“The coffee is bad, but that is welcome. Even in the capital, good coffee only comes from the black market. A lot can be bought with black market coffee, certainly something so cheap as loyalty.”
― Andrew Najberg, Gollitok

“Brogden opens one of the packs of cigarettes and lights one. I am not partial to the habit myself. Funny that it had all but vanished before the war. Once the fallout cancers started, it didn’t matter so much to most. As the saying goes, life’s too short to let the world choose what shortens it.”
― Andrew Najberg, Gollitok