Scott Fortune

“A certain type—he knew them all too well from years of experience as a detective, he knew how they acted, how they spoke, how their minds worked. These were people who would do anything to win at what they saw as the game of life, who had no allegiance to anyone or anything beyond themselves, who were gifted liars, who could scheme their way into almost anyone’s confidence, then betray them without hesitation.”
― Alan Furst, A Hero of France

“Vacations and friends are the two best things in life.”
― Haruki Murakami, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

“The AT is no longer the longest hiking trail—the Pacific Crest and Continental Divide trails, both out West, are slightly longer—but it will always be the first and greatest. It has a lot of friends. It deserves them.”
― Bill Bryson, A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

“Technology has become a force of nature. We can’t control it. It comes blowing over the planet and there’s nowhere for us to hide.”
― Don DeLillo, Zero K