Letter Slot Quotes

“There were men and women in public life that he disapproved of, like the politicians who said people like Eileen shouldn’t exist or who claimed to care about the vulnerable but refused to do anything about the guns that deranged shooters used to commit mass murder in schools. He hated what those politicians stood for, but he didn’t hate them. They were hypocrites, sure, but they might also be kind parents, or generous friends; you just didn’t know, because you couldn’t hate someone you didn’t actually know.”
― Owen King, Letter Slot

“When he dreamed of the future, he didn’t fantasize about being wealthy or famous. He just thought how nice it would be not to worry.”
― Owen King, Letter Slot

“It was freeing, in a way, and affirming too. No one cared; they just pretended.”
― Owen King, Letter Slot