Vivek Mathews

“Brendan knew about the truth. In most cases, it was just a matter of deciding whether you wanted to look it in the face or live with the comfort of ignorance and lies. And ignorance and lies were often underrated. Most people Brendan knew couldn't make it through the day without a saucerful of ignorance and a side of lies.”
― Dennis Lehane, Mystic River

“You're beginning to get the idea, Clark. We could have changed the world…now…look at us…I've become a political liability…and…you…you're a joke. I want you to remember, Clark…in all the years to come…in your most private moments…I want you to remember…my hand…at your throat…I want…you to remember…the one man who beat you.”
― Frank Miller, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

“The rain on my chest is a baptism - I'm born again.”
― Frank Miller, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

“I can stand on my own feet; I don't need any man's mahogany desk to prop me up”
― William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury