Kevin Tang

“…the particular consequence of his moral vanity was that when he did people an injury, he never forgave them. Never again.”
― Renata Adler

“I am simply looking for a companion with whom to spend my days, a companion who will cherish as much as I the stupidity of living in the moment, and spend every dull, amazing second with me.”
― Heidi Julavits, The Effect of Living Backwards

“Now everything was going to be impossible, but better.”
― Norman Rush, Subtle Bodies

“Late-sleeping Utopians, especially, persist like mercury. I am a fanatic myself, although not a woman of temperament. I get nervous at scenes. I stole a washcloth once from a motel in Angkor Wat. The bellboy was incensed. I had to give it back. To promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity—I believe all that. I go to parties almost whenever I am asked. I think a high tone of moral indignation, used too often, is an ugly thing. I get up at eight. Quite often now I have a drink before eleven. In some ways, I have overshot my mark in life in spades.”
― Renata Adler, Speedboat