Jan Gerd

“So I began to think maybe it was true that when you were married and had children it was like being brainwashed, and afterward you went about as numb as a slave in a totalitarian state.”
― sylvia plath, The Bell Jar

“Humans are always slightly lost. It's a basic characteristic.”
― Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

“Brennan studierte Deutsch auf dem College und lernte Jiddisch bei einem aufgeblasenen alten Deutschen am institut. Daher spricht er, so bemerkte einmal jemand, "wie ein Wurstrezept mit Fußnoten".”
― Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen's Union

“I admit to not being an aficionado of children, having been one and having found my cohort and myself generally despicable. Unlike many, I was not intent on reproducing myself, deliberately or accidentally, since one of myself was more than enough for me to handle.”
― Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer