Richard Quist

“Beneath the surface of this beauty, there is cost.”
― Jeff Oliver, The Voices in Your Head

“Among the dangerous leaders of human history, my father sometimes mentioned General George S. Patton because of his charismatic qualities—but more often his example was President John F. Kennedy.”
― Frank Herbert, Frank Herbert's Dune Saga Collection: Books 1-3

“Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.”
― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

“Bale claimed the island had magnified Ryder’s dark side. She said the spirits on the Sorrows amplified man’s basest impulses. Greed, jealousy, sexual desire. Which is why, according to her, he murdered his best friend.”
― Jonathan Janz, The Sorrows