“Why was it so important that I would be thought of as a child molester? Why, given my unsullied life and the sheer illogic of the allegation, would it not be met with more skepticism?”
― Apropos of Nothing
― Apropos of Nothing
“Weide will at least have the personal good feeling of having been on the right side of a nasty issue, unlike a great number of people he had tried vainly to persuade who will no doubt be awash in assorted creative rationalizations. If it turns out there is a heaven, I believe Weide will have a good table—in the nonsmoking section.”
― Apropos of Nothing
― Apropos of Nothing
“I was able to liberate Soon-Yi from a terrible situation and provide her with an opportunity to flower and realize her potential, and she would never have to eat a bar of soap or long for a hug or get hit with a phone again.”
― Apropos of Nothing
― Apropos of Nothing
“I must say, it amazed me how many in my profession caved in like dominoes.”
― Apropos of Nothing
― Apropos of Nothing
“I’ll end up believing, like him, that everything is war and every mark a scar. She ran a finger lightly over the blade of a sword temporarily hung on the wall; the line it left on her skin, though distinct, quickly vanished.”
― Blameless
― Blameless
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