Dewitt Cyrus

“No lies, I thought, but lots of stories. True stories. True lies. Powerful stories, heroic tales, and cautionary fables.”
― Dorothy Allison, Bastard Out of Carolina

“I did not take enough care with my hair, but a permanent wave would fix that. I was not thin enough, but for that, alas, there was no quick fix. I should never put more than the equivalent of three peas on my fork at a time, or one small disk of carrot. I should always leave two thirds of my meal on my plate, and was never to eat in public.”
― Sara Gruen, At the Water's Edge

“In some respects, though not many, the waiting was worse than the tunnel itself. Imagination was a killer.”
― Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried

“Mead.
O sweet elixir,
Ye bless the lips and steal the wits.
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― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master