Alfred Oswalt

“    ‘So how did he imagine we would have known anything about them?’ Her husband asked.
 Gloria smiled awkwardly. ‘They woke up this morning and have been chanting you name ever since.”
― Anthony Merrydew, The Girl with the Porcelain Lips

“There was no going back now. Rubber and metal could only take so much. The car could shatter and send its passengers into an elemental distillation of rock, flesh, blood, and ash. Alchemy, thought Mary, grimly. Too much bloody alchemy.”
― Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder

“Seeing the pictures every evening while finishing the New York Times and waiting for dinner was his joy. Francine was unaware of his pleasure.  He could not reveal these feelings to the children or Francine. Silly. A father loves his children but can’t speak of it for fear of being made trivial.”
― Vincent Panettiere, Shared Sorrows

“A man can't fight always. If he's drowning or suffocating he's got to be smart and hold back some of his strength for the last the final the death struggle.”
― Dalton Trumbo, Johnny Got His Gun