Delenda Carthago > Quotes

“A conspiratorial biter, finding no rival nearby, relentlessly gnawed at their own forearm.
(From: The Jar of Dragonflies)”
― Delenda Carthago, Incredible Stories at the Bus Stop: A Flash Fiction Collection on Human Experience

“All became the same, indistinguishable: mediocrely skilled, lovers of the same things, and dreamers of the same desire. No one would have suffered from another’s talent, endured detestable individualities, or been endangered by embarrassing diversities. While no one would have been happier anymore, nobody would have had to question their beliefs.
(From: Hyperuranium)”
― Delenda Carthago, Incredible Stories at the Bus Stop: A Flash Fiction Collection on Human Experience

“As I watched the new couple settle into the apartment, I wondered if they, too, would one day take in a stranger in need, continuing the cycle of kindness that had carried us this far.
(From: Those Little Things)”
― Delenda Carthago, Incredible Stories at the Bus Stop: A Flash Fiction Collection on Human Experience