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"Josh Malerman's bit is the only dud here so far; it's didactic and thoroughly phony. There is no way in hell this supposed conversation happened the way he wrote it and, based on that alone, I'll probably never read anything else he's written." — May 04, 2026 07:54AM
"Josh Malerman's bit is the only dud here so far; it's didactic and thoroughly phony. There is no way in hell this supposed conversation happened the way he wrote it and, based on that alone, I'll probably never read anything else he's written." — May 04, 2026 07:54AM
“As I've reflected back on both, I realize that my neighborhood was just like The Wire. We had the drug dealing, the police brutality, the murders. Well, it was /almost/ a perfect match. We had everything The Wire had except for universal critical acclaim and the undying love of white people who saw it.”
― How to Be Black
― How to Be Black
“The same boys who got detention in elementary school for beating the crap out of people are now rewarded for it. They call it football.”
― Speak
― Speak
“Rule number one: Don't fuck with librarians.”
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“You might think that people in the business of selling books would be against places where you can read books for free, but here is a secret: libraries are awesome, librarians are even *more* awesome, and both are among the greatest things civilization has given us. *No apologies; it's true.*”
― The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 5: Like I'm the Only Squirrel in the World
― The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 5: Like I'm the Only Squirrel in the World
“If you want to help her, you need to help yourself first. No one serves their friends by grinding themselves into dust on the altar of compassion.”
― In an Absent Dream
― In an Absent Dream
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