Leonida Sterger

“All these grotesque incongruities between the richness of the world perceived by smell and the poverty of language were enough for the lad Grenouille to doubt if language made any sense at all.”
― Patrick Süskind, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

“Cynthia said, “How are things going for you with this birth?”
― Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

“Frank knew the correct term was sword rapier and that it was a reproduction of the kind of weapon used by armies in seventeenth-century Europe.
Made of high carbon steel, the blade was as long as a yardstick and gained another six or seven inches in its scabbard. The cup hilt indicated its Spanish roots. Less than three pounds in all, he had to admit it was easy to carry, fitting close to his body. Then why the aversion, the dread?
Was it some pacifist leanings? Or the distaste for a weapon that might end a life?”
― Vincent Panettiere, Shared Sorrows

“Looking back, I can’t help but marvel at my naivety. I wasn’t chasing a fresh start. I was running straight into a reckoning. ”
― Steven Decker, INNOCENT AGAIN: A LEGAL THRILLER