Ida Beaner

“USA. The land of the free; where you accent didn’t matter. But he supposed everybody related to it; movies, TV, fat-food, outlets, you grew up with it. Cultural imperialism. Yet no wonder everybody increasingly hated it: it was stupid, self-serving and so in-your-face that it was setting itself up to be despised”
― Irvine Welsh, The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs

“Mrs Wilder stood passively with her tray, unaware of Royal fondling her, partly because she had been molested by so many men during the past months, but also because the sexual assault itself had ceased to have any meaning.”
― J.G. Ballard, High-Rise

“you’ll need ten new outfits per season, so you won’t be ashamed to be seen in public.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“If life were fair, Carmel would turn around and look into his eyes, see that he’s her willing slave, and be grateful. She’d lift him up and he wouldn’t be a slave anymore, he’d just be Thomas, and they’d be glad to have each other. But life isn’t fair. She’ll probably end up with Will, or some other jock, and Thomas will suffer quietly.”
― Kendare Blake, Anna Dressed in Blood