Taylor Patton

“From the introduction "After all, the great joy of literature, as opposed to politics or religion, is that it embraces differing opinions, it encourages debate, it allows us to have heated conversations with our closes friends and dearest loved ones. And through it all, no one gets hurt, no one gets taken away from their homes, and no one gets killed.”
― John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

“Sometimes my helpless blood runs numb and, if only for a second, I forget how frail bones can be.”
― Taylor Patton

“Life was complicated, I thought. Not just the living but dealing with the realities and the instinct for order that other people have, that I didn't always grasp.”
― Peter Akinti, Forest Gate

“And here I was, left with only myself to deal with. It was entirely up to me.”
― James Baldwin