Steve S

“It's a terrible thing to be a disappointment to a good woman.”
― Richard Russo, Empire Falls

“...the quickest way to beget a new desire, Bea knew, was to satisfy an old one...”
― Richard Russo

“David has this theory that between your mom and dad and him and you there's, like, one complete person. Your father never thinks about anybody but himself, and your mom is always thinking about other people and never herself. David thinks only about the present and you only think about the past and the future.”
― Richard Russo, Empire Falls

“As a quick aside, let me observe that in moments of high emotion....if the next thing you're going to say makes you feel better, then it's probably the wrong thing to say. This is one of the finer maxims that I've discovered in life. And you can have it, since it's been of no use to me.”
― Amor Towles, Rules of Civility