Allyson

“Anyone who speaks to members of his family knows that sharing a language does not mean you share the rules governing the use of that language.”
― Percival Everett, Erasure

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

“From memory she would have said it was a regular crucifix with a demure little Jesus bravely taking his crucifixion like a trouper, his gaze downcast to signify that he although he wasn’t thrilled, he wouldn’t say anything if this was what everyone else wanted.”
― Morgan Delaney, The Squared Circle: An Alumière Sisters' Adventure

“There’s little good in sedentary small towns. Mostly indifference spiced with an occasional vapid evil—or worse, a conscious one.”
― Stephen King, 'Salem's Lot