James

“In was raised to believe that what came in on the next roll would always be better than what went out on the last. I no longer believe that, but I am telling you how it was.”
― Joan Didion, Play It As It Lays

“I am what I am. To look for reasons is beside the point.”
― Joan Didion, Play It As It Lays

“Men start off good and then the world makes them mean. The world is mean from the start and gets meaner every day. It uses you up until you only dream of death.”
― Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad

“When even the bartenders lose their romantic notions, it's time for a better world.”
― James Crumley, The Last Good Kiss