Mark Atong

“He wanted to say that he had made a life for himself, a solitary one, but one with which he was, in his own way, entirely satisfied.”
― Elsa Hart, Jade Dragon Mountain

“They had their lives, and I had mine. I liked most of all pretending to be a biologist, and pretending often leads to becoming a reasonable facsimile of what you mimic, even if only from a distance”
― Jeff VanderMeer, Annihilation

“...I urge you to put your anger to a use that may, in time, be treasured by those not yet born. Write something that will be a counter to the other books - the ones written to preserve the deceptions and protect them through the passage of time. Write the truth. Or, at least, write your truth.”
― Elsa Hart, Jade Dragon Mountain

“I need these records because one day, years from now, I will listen to this music and I will remember exactly what it was like to be me now, or me a year ago, at fifteen, totally inhabited by this work, in this very specific place and time.”
― Dana Spiotta, Eat the Document