Lillian McCulloch

“...the call of life is as powerful as the call of death, and it is no weakness to answer to it,” she said quietly.”
― Megan Whalen Turner, Return of the Thief

“The lesson is that prayer is not for the moon to stop for us. It is for us to stop and the consider the work of heaven.”
― Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

“The trick is to go back and never do the devil's work for him. Make them break your flowerpots with their own hands.”
― Daniel Nayeri, The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story

“To everyone we love we give a knife. The knife is shaped to pass through the bones of our chests like a key in a lock. Nothing else can cut our hearts so deeply.”
― Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams