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“You are not my mother. You are a scary Snort!”
― Are You My Mother?
― Are You My Mother?
“It’s okay to call the pet you adopted a “rescue.â€� The kid you adoptedâ€� not so much.”
― Table 21
― Table 21
“In the critic's vocabulary, the word "precursor" is indispensable, but it should be cleansed of all connotations of polemic or rivalry. The fact is that every writer creates his own precursors. His work modifies our conception of the past, as it will modify the future."
-- Essay: "Kafka and his Precursors”
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-- Essay: "Kafka and his Precursors”
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“You shall address me as ‘My Dearestâ€�,â€� he repeated in a mocking voice, trying to copy her tone. ‘You will forget all about this conversation when you leave this room.â€� It was interesting that tone; it had a sort of hypnotising ring to it.”
― The Three Witches and the Master
― The Three Witches and the Master
“I knew Dad was concerned about my past associations. I was from the Trash Alley. It was my community. I hung out with thugs from the Frog Bottom, the Burns Bottoms, the Red Line, the S-Curve, the Sandfield, the Morning Side, and a bunch of other places that shall remain nameless. I knew all of the “Legends of the Hoodâ€�: Sin Man, Swap, Boo Boo, Emp-Man, Cookie Man, Shank, Polar Bear, Bae Willy, Bae Bruh, Skullhead Ned, Pimp, Crunch, and Goat Turd (just to name a few). I thought maybe Dad had summoned me as a “show and tellâ€� for the kids in his neighborhood—the hardliner to scare those wayward suburban brats back into reality.”
― Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
― Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
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