Elijah Sands

“The function of this school is custodial. It’s here to keep these kids off the streets until the girls are big enough to get pregnant and the boys are old enough to go out and hold up a gas station.”
― William Gaddis, J R

“Though my initial progress did not look or feel like progress, I believe it was a kind of progress, that of just staying in place, of not slipping backward into despair.”
― Rivka Galchen, Atmospheric Disturbances

“Deep down everyone hates work and sex, you know. They're just hypnotized into thinking that they're great.”
― Sayaka Murata, Earthlings

“Love with your mouth shut, help without breaking your ass or publicizing it: keep cool, but care.”
― Thomas Pynchon, V.