Forrest Jess

“A good conversation is the only human equivalent: the realizing that decent points are being made and understood, that irony is in play, and elaboration, and that a dull and obvious remark would be almost physically hurtful.”
― Christopher Hitchens, Mortality

“If faces were different when lit from above or below -- what was a face? What was anything?”
― William Golding, Lord of the Flies

“When going on a journey it is not just the strength of a man’s legs, but the provisions he prepares for the trip.”
― Tim Butcher, Blood River: The Terrifying Journey through the World's Most Dangerous Country

“Patroclus, he says, Patroclus. Patroclus. Over and over until it is sound only.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles