Ollie Smaldone

“Never obliterate a man unthinkingly, the way an entire fief might do it through some due process of law. Always do it for an overriding purpose—and know your purpose!”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

“It has become much harder, in the past century, to tell where the garden leaves off and pure nature begins.”
― Michael Pollan, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World

“To the memory of Oskar Schindler, and to Leopold Pfefferberg who by zeal and persistence caused this book to be written.”
― Thomas Keneally, Schindler's List

“His lips are on mine, hard and warm and pressing. The touch is electrifying, but not like I'm used to. This isn't a spark of destruction, but a spark of life. As much as I want to pull away, I just can't do it. Cal is a cliff and I throw myself over the edge, not bothering to think of what it could do to us both. One day he'll realize I'm his enemy, and all this will be a far-gone memory. But not yet.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen