James Ison

“Well, it looks like you were dragged face first through the makeup aisle at the dollar store,”
― Matt Dinniman, The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

“The witch smiled in a fashion that was hard to read, having all the character of affection but coming from a face designed for nothing but malice.”
― Alexis Hall, The Affair of the Mysterious Letter

“The seed ye sow, another reaps; The wealth ye find, another keeps; The robes ye weave, another wears; The arms ye forge, another bears. PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY, ‘Song to the Men of England”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

“A couple of pills started me down the Yellow Brick Road. Vodka tonic, double. What’s the worst that can happen? I thought. I’ll shit myself and choke on my own vomit in the back of a taxi or onstage. At least I’ll die with dignity.”
― Grant Morrison, Luda