Wilton Led

“His heart thrashed like a bobcat in a trap. When he refused to run for governor, they begged him to run for lieutenant governor. Augusta was all for it, since she’d taken up with the Pioneer Ladies Society, serving punch in the back of the ballroom. Felt good to have her on his side for a change.”
― Rebecca Rosenberg, Gold Digger: The Remarkable Baby Doe Tabor

“Between the houses was a common wall,
Flawed with a narrow chink long years ago,
When it was built. This chink, so long unnoticed-
But what does it not see? - those lovers found
And made of it their voices' passageway,
And safely flowed the whispered words of love”
― Ovid, Metamorphoses

“I don't think you should run through life with a real erect penis. But you should approach each book - you should approach life - with the real possibility that you might get a metaphorical boner at any point.”
― Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“Los llaneros son reservados con la gente que acaban de conocer —le respondió el médico—. Ten paciencia.”
― Alan Weisman, Un pueblo llamado Gaviotas: El lugar donde se reinventó el mundo