Clare Boucher

“He has nothing personal against Christ; though raised Unitarian—with its glaring omission of Jesus and a hymnal so unorthodox that it was years before Less understood “Accentuate the Positive” was not in the Book of Common Prayer—Less is technically Christian. There is really no other word for someone who celebrates Christmas and Easter, even if only as craft projects.”
― Andrew Sean Greer, Less

“Before traveling east, start advancing your body clock as many days before your trip as the number of time zones you’ll be crossing. Get into sunlight early in the day, or use a sunlight lamp. Once you’re on the plane eastbound, wear eyeshades to cover your eyes two hours or so before sunset in your destination city, to acclimate yourself to the new “dark” time.”
― Daniel J. Levitin, The Changing Mind: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Ageing Well

“What constitutes the freedom, the soul of an individual life, is its uniqueness. The reflection of the universe in someone’s consciousness is the foundation of his or her power, but life only becomes happiness, is only endowed with freedom and meaning when someone exists as a whole world that has never been repeated in all eternity. Only then can they experience the joy of freedom and kindness, finding in others what they have already found in themselves.”
― Vasily Grossman, Life and Fate (Vintage Classic Russians Series): As heard on BBC Radio 4

“He is shown to a car as small, bland, and white as a hospital dessert”
― Andrew Sean Greer, Less