Jerrod Flot

“He was like one of those saprophytic orchids that can create harmony and wonder even as it grows and blossoms on a pile of shit, in a place of skulls and bones. He let his rifle rust, and even los it once or twice, but he won battles armes with nothing but a mandolin. (195-196)”
― Louis de Bernières, Corelli’s Mandolin

“attempting to write yourself as a protagonist in the life of someone else is psychotically narcissistic.”
― Malcolm Collins, The Pragmatist’s Guide to Life: A Guide to Creating Your Own Answers to Life’s Biggest Questions

“Ego non baptizo te in nomine patris, sed in nomine diaboli!”
― Herman Melville, Moby Dick

“He thinks: I only want to sit here with her for a thousand hours.”
― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See