Kevin Xu

“You know what a hero is? It's what you're left with when you cut away half the story, when you spill blood, then hide it under the rushes Wars aren't just glory and courage, they're sickness and starvation, a hundred suffering victims for every warrior who rides home triumphant. Heroism's a lie we tell ourselves so we can live with the loss. There are no heroes in the real world.”
― Andrew Knighton, Forged for Destiny

“Fucking shit! Of all the fucked-up, shitty, damn fucking assholes...Why?”
― Ilona Andrews, This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me

“But nothing lasts, not even stone, not even despair.”
― Kim Stanley Robinson, Green Mars

“Food is like a wild animal. It can sense your fear or your anger. If you cook stressed out, your food will taste stressed out. If you cook happy, your food will be happy too.”
― Andrew Givler, Soul Fraud