Maynard Defouw

“Maybe we can politely ignore each other forever? I think that's the mature thing to do.”
― Sara Pascoe, Weirdo

“Private Detective, John Ballou, opened his glove compartment and took out his Colt 45 thinking an ex-con might be setting him up to settle an old score. He checked the bullet clip and slipped the powerful pistol into his coat pocket.”
― Shafter Bailey, James Ed Hoskins and the One-Room Schoolhouse: The Unprosecuted Crime Against Children

“Er sah auf sie herab und wusste, dass sie tot war. Aber dabei war ihm, als könne er ihr später erzählen, dass er sie tot in der Badewanne gefunden hatte, und mit ihr darüber reden. Als sei sie nur mal eben tot, nicht für lange, nicht für immer.”
― Bernhard Schlink, Die Enkelin

“I stood up to go shake hands with him and I don’t remember anything else. What I do recall is the crowd yelling and me crying, while everything seemed to be moving in slow motion.”
― Vernon Davis, Playing Ball: Life Lessons from My Journey to the Super Bowl and Beyond