Lesley

“There’s something disturbing about recalling a warm memory and feeling utterly cold.”
― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

“Experience has taught me that an expected answer is often better than the truth.”
― Alan Bradley, The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag

“Books were seen as a waste of time. What was the point, unless you were reading for information? To lose oneself in a book was to be slightly wacky, a little greedy and ultimately slothful. There was no value. You couldn't make money from reading a book. A book did not clean bathrooms and waxed floors. It did not put the garden in. You couldn't have a conversation while reading. It was arrogant and alienated others. In short, those who read were wasteful and haughty and incapable of living in the real world. They were dreamers.”
― David Bergen, The Age of Hope

“I have to admit, though, that Cynthia was a great organizer, but then, so were the men with whips who got the pyramids built.”
― Alan Bradley, The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag