Ran Walker > Quotes

“She had attempted to ignore him, hoping he wouldn’t approach her as she stood alone on the aisle of the bookstore. He was the persistent kind, though. After approaching her, he mustered a polite smile and blinked twice. “Excuse me,” she said by way of introduction, gently fanning behind herself.”
― Ran Walker, The Strange Museum: 50-Word Stories

“Initially the thought of owning a sex robot that “looked human” felt like a good idea. After weeks of looking into its eyes, though, Norman felt judged, as he’d been in his previous relationships. Using his warranty, he sent it back to the factory in favor of one less human.”
― Ran Walker, The Strange Museum: 50-Word Stories

“When the zombie apocalypse arrived, Jack was trapped inside a bookstore, staring at the manager, even though she’d once told him she would only date him if he were the last man on earth. As the undead clawed at the windows from outside, a dark smile formed upon Jack’s lips.”
― Ran Walker, The Strange Museum: 50-Word Stories

“Living your life online is different from living your life in your head, which is different from living your life.”
― Ran Walker, Work-In-Progress

“I remember when he told me about his B-Sides and Remixes theory, the theory that most people don't reveal their true selves until after the third month of a relationship. I thought he was just saying some shit, but i realize that he was right when he said that the first three months are actually Side A, while everything afterwards is Side B, the part that the public doesn't see and the radio doesn't play, yet it's the side that we live with when we decide to get into committed relationships.”
― Ran Walker, 30 Love: A Novel

“She remarked that the red bulb he’d bought for the lamp in his room was corny, but the more her eyes adjusted, the more she realized how wrong she was. It also didn’t hurt that TLC’s “Red Light Special” played softly on repeat.”
― Ran Walker, Bees + Things + Flowers: Microfictions

“The idea arose when Sophia’s father said her smile was more beautiful than Mona Lisa’s. After retiring from the grade school, she used her savings to go to Paris, where she wandered the Louvre until she found it. Staring at Leonardo’s masterpiece, she could only think, “Wow. It’s so small.”
― Ran Walker, The Strange Museum: 50-Word Stories

“The politics of academia are like lying down with snakes: it’s OK, as long as you know where the heads are while you sleep. My”
― Ran Walker, Daykeeper

“Late at night, as they whispered to each other over their phones, she would ask him to hum long and hard, then pretend she was holding the phone to her ear.”
― Ran Walker, Bees + Things + Flowers: Microfictions

“The sweat of sex still drying beneath his shirt, he realized the truest satisfaction of her body came when her fingers interlocked with his as they walked the streets of her neighborhood.”
― Ran Walker, Bees + Things + Flowers: Microfictions

“Titus wanted his father to be proud of him, so he tagged along. He’d heard of lynchings before, but had never seen one.  When he returned home later that night, he could still hear the man’s screams, and he knew those screams would haunt him until the day he died.”
― Ran Walker, The Strange Museum: 50-Word Stories

“Not a lot of people really know or understand just how long Rapunzel’s dreadlocks really were. And they were strong, too! Prince Charming weighed a good 300 pounds, I tell you. I’m just saying that if we’re going to tell her story, we should put some respect on her name.”
― Ran Walker, The Strange Museum: 50-Word Stories