Michael Terpin

“An eternal truth of the human condition was that no one ever thought they were evil. No matter how reprehensible their actions, people always convinced themselves they were justified.”
― Matthew FitzSimmons, The Short Drop

“They were philanthropists, helping out with charitable and cultural causes, but when it came to anything progressive like a new belt-line around Buffalo, or moving toll-barriers, or raising taxes to support a crumbling school system, they drew the lines around what could be done, not what should be done, to protect their insular world of being the best kept secret in the northeast as far as cost of living went.”
― Patricia Butler, The Lions Of Buffalo

“It’s extraordinary how people can take a smile for an invitation to chat.”
― Aurélie Valognes, Out of Sorts

“Death, she had learned, is simply a corpse you carry around underneath your skin. Until one day it pops free.”
― Mark Stevens, Antler Dust