Sloan

“animal in a purified state of utter solitude. Even if I found no gold I would have the satisfaction that I’d found contentment.”
― Paul Theroux, The Bad Angel Brothers

“There is one true kind of loving—heartfelt, unselfish, pure in heart, life-affirming; but there are many vivid versions of hatred. The hatred that makes your enemy abandon you is nothing compared to the hatred that impels this monster never to leave you alone, infecting you like a virus, sickening you and seeming to gloat.”
― Paul Theroux, The Bad Angel Brothers

“Grief was a hole. A portal to nothing.”
― Danya Kukafka, Notes on an Execution

“I was twenty-six and I didn’t know what I realized later, that competitive businesses are always on the lookout for young and ambitious workers, eager to learn, able to take orders, even-tempered and undemanding—no family, no mortgage, adaptable, portable, loyal, grateful, who will work for much less money than someone older, to build a résumé and make a reputation.”
― Paul Theroux, The Bad Angel Brothers