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“A plane dragged black letters through the air: Happy Birthday America—200 Years of Liberty and Independence. Who paid for it? He couldn’t tell, so he added: Love, Buckwheat.”
― Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto

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“Rot-gut had been good enough for his purposes.”
― George R. Stewart, Earth Abides

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“The type of guys Pepper sought were single-room-occupancy men, hot-plate men, shitty tippers who never passed a pay phone without checking for errant dimes, and they dreamed of fire.”
― Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto

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“If you’re reading this and work in private insurance or the American government, fuck off and fuck you, forever. In the words of David Lynch, “Fix your hearts or die.”
― Rob Delaney, A Heart That Works

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“I like novels where the author proves how terrible military guys are, and how superior sensitive civilians are. I know they’re true to life because I’m a sensitive civilian myself.” He puffed at the cigar, made a mouth of distaste, and threw it into a brass jar half full of sand.”
― Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny

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