David Riggs

“But then I remember I’m not an infant. Hiding under a soft blanket for fear of the dark. Only a coward raises a fist to a child and calls it love. I name no one my Father who never loved me as a son. And I would scorn to lie meek upon the block and smile up at he who lifts the axe and tells me he has a fucking plan”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Dawn

“Will you pray with me, my son?” ‘“I’d rather shit in my hands and clap.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Dawn

“I said probably they were just scared he was going to put ideas in our heads. She smiled. “Imagine that. A teacher, putting ideas in kids’ heads.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead

“...without grief, love would be meaningless. Because it is impossible to truly love something that cannot be lost.”
― James Islington, The Strength of the Few