Mandi

“Polen said, 'Let me hear from you sometimes.'
The words were dull thumps. They meant nothing. Casey knew that. Polen knew that. Everyone knew that. But words were meant to hide emotion and when they failed, humanity loyally maintained the pretense.”
― Isaac Asimov

“Carl: Christ. Is the whole universe filled with assholes? Mordecai: Just the ones with the money.”
― Matt Dinniman, The Gate of the Feral Gods

“A benefit reproached is an offense committed.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers

“Down crumbling desert slopes
and wind-wrought shapes of dusty stone;
Where the sandy fur of the meer cat scrapes lightly through the sod-cut tunnels;
Into heights of wispy thoughts and layered twilights,
Where red-eyed hawks lie flat on soft winds;
Dreams, born and living,
Have but one soul:
Yours.”
― Tara K. Harper