Chase

“As a child, I never believed in “monsters”. No one ever had to check my closet or under my bed for these mystical creatures. I was unconcerned with these childish beliefs because I knew the real truth: monsters are real, and not the mystical kind. These monsters are everywhere. They sit next to me when I don’t want them to. They stare at me and sneak little glimpses of me when they think they can get away with it. They wonder why I don’t join them, why I am not a part of their ancient circle. They feed on lies, perversion, pain, and on other’s [each other’s] weaknesses. I live amongst them, grew up beside them, watch them; and I bear no obligation to these monsters.”
― My own Kelly Chase Offield

“(during a conversation about how "unlucky" intelligent, passionate people are who don't know what they want precisely)
By the very nature of what we are, we are interesting. The very core of what we are is the epiphany of unpredictable, unknown, different, and "crazy". That is an actual recipe for interesting.”
― Kelly Chase Offield

“From the open French windows Sylvie watched Maurice erecting a makeshift tennis net, which mostly seemed to involve whacking everything in sight with a mallet. Small boys were a mystery to Sylvie. The satisfaction they gained from throwing sticks or stones for hours on end, the obsessive collection of inanimate objects, the brutal destruction of the fragile world around them, all seemed at odds with the men they were supposed to become.”
― Kate Atkinson, Life After Life

“I can’t shake the crazy feeling that there is some small thing that we’re being lied to about.”
― Daniel Quinn, Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit