“The early women rise before I do. Their lamps splinter the gloom of the kitchens. They chatter in whispers as they brew tea for the cooks. Windows are open to counter the heat of the ovens. Outside, the sky is as black as my soul.”
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
“You've got to get obsessed and stay obsessed.”
― The Hotel New Hampshire
― The Hotel New Hampshire
“Between ourselves, I’ve started to worry that in some backhanded way I’ve become attached to the disfigurement of my own life.”
― We Need to Talk About Kevin
― We Need to Talk About Kevin
“There’s always a motive, Father. Ever since the war between the Balkan League of Serbia, Greece, and Bulgaria against Turkey, we’ve heard nothing but reports of infighting within the league for the spoils of Turkish territories. Look at Hungary and Austria, who invested heavily in Serbia and then insisted that an independent Albanian”
― The Guardian of Secrets
― The Guardian of Secrets
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