Mid Century Quotes

“I need a watchman to go forth and proclaim to them all that twenty-six years is too long to play a joke on anybody, no matter how funny it is. (pg. 182)”
― Harper Lee, Go Set a Watchman

“Just a penis with a thesaurus”
― anonymous reader on Updike, David Foster Wallace

“He clung to his mid-century politics like plastic wrap clings to leftover Thanksgiving stuffing. Stubborn. Hard to separate. Impossible to straighten once it gets jumbled up, so you give up trying and toss it aside.”
― Amy Matayo, They Call Her Dirty Sally