Hsueh Ping Wu

“An unreal world was much bigger than a real world, and there was more than enough room in it to be yourself and not yourself at the same time.”
― Paul Auster, 4 3 2 1

“The anonymous black male is usually an ambiguous figure who arouses the utmost caution and is generally considered dangerous until he proves that he is not.”
― Mitchell Duneier, Sidewalk

“She had recently, though, had fantasies of what they called “going normal.”
― Elizabeth Strout, Anything Is Possible

“When you unwittingly stuck you hand into the wasps' nest you hadn't made a covenant with the devil to hive up your civilized self with its trappings of love and respect and honor.”
― Stephen King, The Shining