Page 109 Quotes

“August has passed, and yet summer continues by force to grow days. They sprout secretly between the chapters of the year, covertly included between its pages.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Tree of Codes

“There was no lane line, no net, nothin to keep them apart but the well of her will. But that kept losing bricks”
― Neal Shusterman, Scythe

“It was a lie and they all knew it was a lie, but there was no rancor among them. This clerk couldn’t cancel the system; her genuine friendliness was her contribution toward eroding it. Five years ago she wouldn’t have had a vacant unit; ten years ago she would have said, “We don’t take N******,” if any had had the courage or spunk to inquire.”
― Dorothy B. Hughes, The Expendable Man

“He wondered if the Judge had mentioned that Hugh was a N*****, or if when you reached Judge Hamilton’s position such subtleties wouldn’t occur to you. And he wondered if Ellen had this latent fear when meeting someone new. With her background, it wouldn’t seem to be something she had to face, yet how could she escape it entirely? The quickening in the eyes, the certain intonation of the voice, the unspoken awareness: you are black. Even if you were brown or beige or lightly sun-tanned.”
― Dorothy B. Hughes, The Expendable Man

“There were enough ironies, certainly, to sink a battleship.”
― Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Deadeye Dick

“Ketchum was ruthless on Metzger’s behalf, just as he would have been ruthless with Metzger, if Father had hired him.”
― Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Deadeye Dick