Noah

“He did not know what it meant to lie or that soon he would lie to the very woman teaching him the art of deception.”
― Erika Swyler, The Book of Speculation

“(damned patronymics).”
― Erika Swyler, The Book of Speculation

“I turn on the computer to do a cursory search for Ryzhkova. The name pings back thousands of results. Shit. Of course it would be the Smith of Russian names. Too much information is just as bad as none at all.”
― Erika Swyler, The Book of Speculation

“She knows that her name will find its way into his speculations. So will his. Because there are things you do for people you've known your whole life. You let them save you, you put them in your books, and you let each other begin again, clean.”
― Erika Swyler, The Book of Speculation