Mary

“Artists flock to him, world leaders praise him, the intellectual set fawns over him, writers and poets dine at his table, but for all of their “enlightenment,” they do not bother to look beneath the green-fatigued facade. Is his uniform still so romantic when they learn how many men have seen those fatigues in the last moments of their lives, condemned to death without any semblance of justice? Would they still admire him if they heard the shots from the firing squads, the cries of the murdered, smelled the blood of their countrymen? Write a poem about that, our slow, never-ending death.”
― Chanel Cleeton, When We Left Cuba

“This book is dedicated to all those indomitable cats who made history, and to the humans who had the the wisdom to stay out of their way and let them do so.”
― Paul Koudounaris

“Things are bad and crazy and chaotic. But you ride it out and you don't let it hurt you, and then there's this stretch of time that is so calm and perfect. And that's what was always worth waiting for.”
― Kevin Wilson, Nothing to See Here

“And I knew a secret to caring for someone, had learned it just this moment. You took care of people by not letting them know how badly you wanted your life to be different.”
― Kevin Wilson, Nothing to See Here