Ryan Mac

“Great words, arranged with cunning and artistry, could change the perceived world for some readers”
― Pat Conroy

“They spoke less and less between them until at last they were silent altogether as is often the way with travelers approaching the end of a journey.”
― Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West

“All the books we own, both read and unread, are the fullest expression of self we have at our disposal. ... But with each passing year, and with each whimsical purchase, our libraries become more and more able to articulate who we are, whether we read the books or not.”
― Nick Hornby, The Polysyllabic Spree

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.”
― Ernest Hemingway