

“Life is tragic, and therefore unutterably beautiful.”
― The Analog Sea Review: Number Two
― The Analog Sea Review: Number Two

“But that is how a tragedy like ours or King Lear breaks your heart—by making you believe that the ending might still be happy, until the very last minute.”
― If We Were Villains
― If We Were Villains

“He was caught somewhere, in the current--of destroying everything he had, to become all he needed to be”
― Bridge of Clay
― Bridge of Clay

“When did we become such terrible people?”
“Maybe we’ve always been terrible.”
― If We Were Villains
“Maybe we’ve always been terrible.”
― If We Were Villains

“We skip the moments like stones.”
― Bridge of Clay
― Bridge of Clay
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