Theodore Thompson

“How, unless you drink as I do, could you hope to understand the beauty of an old Indian woman playing dominoes with a chicken?”
― Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that receives it.”
― Edith Wharton

“Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.”
― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

“You do not convince me. You rationalize your actions and because the result is favorable you become right.”
― David Gemmell, Lord of the Silver Bow