

“Every other basic right, such as the Formation of Government and the Right to Freedom of Organization, are simply practical extensions of the Right to Free Speech. On this law democracy stands or falls.”
― The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
― The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

“I’ll give her just what she needs . . . a hard fucking with her at my mercy. Hell, that’s what I need”
― Dirty Laundry
― Dirty Laundry

“People fail, everything fails, the magic we’re born believing in and working for and then doubting and finally fearing eventually rusts, rots, fades, breaks down, withers, dies, and turns to dust, and for me the response is always the same. I clean up. It’s what I do and”
― Dust
― Dust

“Prisons are full of sociopaths and psychopaths, but when questioned, the imprisoned sociopath will honestly admit that they will commit any number of crimes to help a friend.
A friend will help you move; a true friend will help you move a body.
A friend will bail you out of jail; a true friend will be sitting beside you.
Who wouldn’t want to have a true friend? But they sound a lot like a sociopath.”
― Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade
A friend will help you move; a true friend will help you move a body.
A friend will bail you out of jail; a true friend will be sitting beside you.
Who wouldn’t want to have a true friend? But they sound a lot like a sociopath.”
― Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade

“Mostly, the village seemed tired of arguing with the elements, and simply sagged.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
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