Tyree Strite

“Brown decided it was best to divulge part of the truth rather than use an outright lie, as that would be more believable.
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― Max Nowaz, The Polymorph

“extreme happiness invites religion almost as much as extreme misery.”
― Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle

“This was a cruel trick of the mind, yes, but Teddy had long ago accepted the logic of it—waking, after all, was an almost natal state. You surfaced without a history, then spent the blinks and yawns reassembling your past, shuffling the shards into chronological order before fortifying yourself for the present. What”
― Dennis Lehane, Shutter Island

“It does little good to regret a choice. So often people say, “If only I had known,” implying they would’ve acted differently in a given situation. It is true that desires of the moment can blind one’s sight of the future. Revenge is not as sweet as the adage claims. Yet who could pass a chance to taste it? And if the chance were allowed to slip by, would the fool regret his lack of action? ”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master