Susan

“Whodunnits are all about truth: nothing more, nothing less. In a world full of uncertainties, is it not inherently satisfying to come to the last page with every i dotted and every t crossed? The stories mimic our experience in the world. We are surrounded by tensions and ambiguities, which we spend half our life trying to resolve, and we’ll probably be on our own deathbed when we reach that moment when everything makes sense. Just about every whodunnit provides that pleasure.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Magpie Murders

“Thanks, self. That was real helpful. A+ coping mechanism.”
― T. Kingfisher, The Twisted Ones

“and if you don’t read all of it you won’t find out the secret word. And then the people in your book club will totally know that you stopped reading after this paragraph and will realize that you’re a big, fat fake. Okay, fine. The secret word is “Snausages.” The end.”
― Jenny Lawson, Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir

“Pretty much everyone hates high school. It’s a measure of your humanity, I suspect. If you enjoyed high school, you were probably a psychopath or a cheerleader. Or possibly both.”
― Jenny Lawson, Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir