

“Everything suddenly seems displaced, subtle gradations erase borders, but it’s more forceful than that.”
― Glamorama
― Glamorama
“Deciding to wait, Scott sat down with a pint away from the bar at a corner table and lit a cigarette. The clientele in there on Sunday afternoon were the same as most other afternoons. From middle-aged to old men, drinking and cursing at the world like it was the last bus which had just left the stop without them.”
― The Elephant Tree
― The Elephant Tree

“After all, the only thing that is going to save mankind is if enough people live their lives for something or someone other than themselves.”
― QB VII
― QB VII

“Look, don't just stare at the pages," I used to tell my students. "Become the characters. Live inside the book.”
― The Hour I First Believed
― The Hour I First Believed
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