#lex

He has left nothing except for a note, which I find neatly folded under one of my sneakers. The Story of Solomon is the only way I know how to explain. And then, in smaller letters: Forgive me. ↗

— Lauren Oliver

#lena-holloway #stories-of-the-book-of-shhh #forgiveness

So: outside, and to the black rush of the Presumpscot River. To freedom. For me, the world was beginning. ↗

— Lauren Oliver

#freedom

She tried to smile sympathetically, but with her face it wasn't quite possible. ↗

— Anthony Horowitz

#funny #funny

Alexander Payne's very specific. His scripts are always complete when you start working on them. ↗

— Kathy Bates

#always #complete #his #payne #scripts

How the hell was she going to fight them? With style. She could almost hear Niko's voice. She grinned, despite herself. Do try not to die, won't you? That was Tyler. It would have been followed by a delicate yawn. And Oz: Keep your head down and don't be stupid. Lise: Bitch, do not even think about leaving me alone with all this testosterone. Giselle: You can't win if you die, so suck it up. Tutresiel: Princess, you aren't even trying if you're dying. And Alexander: Come home. ↗

— Diana Pharaoh Francis

#lise #max #niko #oz #tutresiel-alexander

The ideal art, the noblest of art: working with the complexities of life, refusing to simplify, to "overcome" doubt. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

#art #complexity #writing #art

Want me to flex my magic for you, baby? ↗

— Sarah Rees Brennan

#humor #magic #nick-rvyves #the-demon-s-covenant #humor

Scrabble was invented by Nazis to piss off kids with dyslexia. ↗

— Eddie Izzard

#humor #scrabble #humor

The warrior may fight for gold or for an immediate gain, or for something to take home for the winter to feed the family. The soldier is part of a more complex society. He's fighting for a group ethic of some sort. ↗

— C. J. Cherryh

#ethic #family #feed #fight #fighting

Actually, I was prone to random acts of stupidity. I considered it to be one of my talents. ↗

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

#humor #stupidity #talents #humor