Paige

“​Iskar laughed again, although it wasn’t unkind. “Oh Cypriot, the doc tells you you’re riddled with every STD under the sun, and it’s the lice that annoys you!”
― Dixon Reuel, Ebb of Three

“Any being capable of creating art must have a soul, surely.”
― Arden Powell, Obsidian Island

“​I don’t think it is necessary to be unhappy to make art, but maybe it’s necessary to have been unhappy. Shadows create depth in a painting & bring out the light—chiaroscuro. ​Or maybe that’s wishful thinking. Maybe it’s only that I want unhappiness to be meaningful, because it seems too cruel if it’s pointless.”
― Aster Glenn Gray, The Larks Still Bravely Singing

“Morning," James said, rubbing the grit from his yes. "You all right?”
― Arden Powell, Obsidian Island