Sidney Colding

“Buying loyalty can be as effective as fear when one’s rival is poorer than oneself.”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

“a device that fed them their oppression disguised as free thought.”
― James McBride, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

“I really like Matilda and that's not a clever book, is it? It's for children. But she's my favourite main character because she comes from an awful family and likes reading, like I do. Those special powers must've made her life a lot easier, though. She wouldn't be working in a pub at thirty-two.”
― Sara Pascoe, Weirdo

“For her, it was a transaction—a weight traded for money, risk traded for survival.”
― D.L. Maddox, The Dog Walker: Stolen