Maxwell Deida

“This is what rolling back women’s rights looks like. It is a brochure produced by the Swedish government’s National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) for newcomers in 2018 with the title “Information for You Who Are Married to a Child.”12”
― Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women's Rights

“some men may be wired for optimism, others for doubt.”
― Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

“The ability to "fantasize" is the ability to survive. It's wonderful to speak about this subject because there have been so many wrong-headed people dealing with it.... The so-called realists are trying to drive us insane, and I refuse to be driven insane.... We survive by fantasizing. Take that away from us and the whole damned human race goes down the drain.”
― Ray Bradbury

“The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.”
― Dashiell Hammett, The Maltese Falcon