Amos Codell

“The vision men call Lilith is formed primarily by their anxiety at what they perceive to be the beauty of a woman's body, a beauty they believe to be at once, far greater and far less than their own.”
― Harold Bloom

“Let me tell you something: I am a man.”
― Alex Haley, Roots: The Saga of an American Family

“You shall address me as ‘My Dearest’,’ he repeated in a mocking voice, trying to copy her tone. ‘You will forget all about this conversation when you leave this room.’ It was interesting that tone; it had a sort of hypnotising ring to it.”
― Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and the Master

“Realism can break a writer's heart.”
― Salman Rushdie, Shame