Lisa M.

“The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's a prisoner.”
― Brian Penn, The Wall

“Empty lives desire such distractions, I guess. For Retanus and the ones who live forever, overcoming boredom must be a struggle. Things that are indefinite are seldom cherished.”
― Brian Penn, The Wall

“When did people come to see stories as mere fancy? As indulgence? All our flaws and questions dressed up in other people's clothing, strolling about in front of us so we may more clearly see what's true about our own selves. Truths deeper and more meaningful than mere facts, told in a way that our minds can uniquely understand. Yet we relegate stories to the fringes of our lives, those elusive 'spare hours' where we permit ourselves to indulge in the frivolous which we believe has no real practical value.”
― Joanna Davidson Politano, The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple

“But Chris has made his bed. He'll need to sleep in it awhile yet. Hard as it is, we need to let him. The good news is God's not afraid of an attitude. That divine whack will come in due course--to all the skulls that need it.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Divine Proverb of Streusel