Maynard Vlcek

“He had an intrusive gaze and quietly confident manner, that seemed to strip away the layers of protective deception Scott would usually adopt around strangers.”
― R.D. Ronald, The Elephant Tree

“Listen up - there's no war that will end all wars.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“I know what every colored woman in this country is doing... Dying. Just like me. But the difference is they dying like a stump. Me, I’m going down like one of those redwoods. I sure did live in this world.”
― Toni Morrison

“... Modesty is Vanity's craftier stepbrother.”
― David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks