Royce Gorius

“But these men at the top have great power, Marc, power that extends beyond the world of commerce, for they are now buying our heads of state and manipulating policy.”
― Rich DiSilvio, A Blazing Gilded Age

“He summoned you into the circle, Scott. For whatever reason, I don't know. But now you've left, you've become a loose thread. He won't sit back with the possibility you might cause his whole world to unravel around him.”
― R.D. Ronald, The Elephant Tree

“Hon hade tackat Gud för att han hade gett henne Tom Sherbourne: för att han hade låtit honom födas, för att han hade låtit honom överleva kriget, för att han hade låtit ödets vindar blåsa iland honom på hennes strand, och för att hon hade varit den första person som han hade sett när han kom iland.”
― M.L. Stedman, The Light Between Oceans

“Simons, as restrained as Bradlee could be hard-charging and obstreperous, liked to tell of watching Bradlee grind his cigarrettes out in a demitasse cup during a formal dinner party. Bradlee was one of the few persons who could pull that kind of thing off and leave the hostess saying how charming he was.

-- Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward”
― Carl Bernstein, All the President’s Men