“Hope. What is its dimension? How long is it? Where does it lead? When does it become habitual, automatic, the answer not only to doubt, but also to action, and redemption, and living?” ~ Josiah Bancroft, Senlin Ascends
Review: Arm of the Sphinx
Review: Story
“The weakest possible excuse to include anything in a story is: 'But it actually happened.' Everything happens; everything imaginable happens.” ~ Robert McKee, Story
Review: A Thread of Grace
“God save us from idealists!” Renzo cries softly. “They dream of a world without injustice, and what crime won’t they commit to get it?” ~ Mary Doria Russell, A Thread of Grace
Review: The Sympathizer
"Don't you see that Americans need the anti-American? While it is better to be loved than hated, it is also better to be hated than ignored."
Review: King’s Shield
"Art separates the leaders of style from those who want to be perceived as stylish." ~ Sherwood Smith, King's Shield
Grief, Illness, and Abandoned Dreams in Meg Wolitzer’s The Interestings
"When you looked closely at anything, you could almost faint, Jules thought, although you had to look closely if you wanted to have any knowledge at all in life." ~ Meg Wolitzer, The Interestings
Review: The Armored Saint
“Fear is a deadly thing, Heloise. It can drain a person of all their strength, make them weak before their enemies.” ~ Myke Cole, The Armored Saint
Pyramids: A Meandering Stroll through the Desert
“He was attached to rivers, which he felt were designed to have water lilies on top and crocodiles underneath, and the Ankh always depressed him because if you put a water lily in it, it would dissolve.” ~ Terry Pratchett, Pyramids
Review: Heroes of the Frontier
"This was the common criminal pursuit of all contemporary humankind. Give my child an Ikea desk and twelve hours a day of sedentary typing. This will mean success for me, them, our family, our lineage." ~ Dave Eggers, Heroes of the Frontier
