Orlok

“The kid said: “I don’t like drunks in the first place and in the second place I don’t like them getting drunk in here, and in the third place I don’t like them in the first place.”
― Raymond Chandler, Trouble Is My Business

“but the first rule about a black woman’s hair is you don’t talk about a black woman’s hair. And the second rule is you don’t ever touch a black woman’s hair without getting written permission first.”
― Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho

“Oh for God's sake how divine can I be? My feet hurt, I have gas and I need to pee.”
― John Scalzi, The Android's Dream

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.”
― Alice Walker