Melancholic

“Each had been hearing a voice, one he thought was talking only to him, say, ‘You...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:38:44 -0700

“Each had been hearing a voice, one he thought was talking only to him, say, ‘You didn’t really believe you’d be saved. Come, we all know who we are by now. No one was ever going to take the trouble to save you, old fellow…’”

-Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

“…Just reopened to accommodate the rush of souls, of cold plaster where all the rats...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:27:46 -0700

“…Just reopened to accommodate the rush of souls, of cold plaster where all the rats have died, only their ghosts, still as cave-painting, fixed stubborn and luminous in the walls….”

-Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

“Everybody becomes indurate in the requirements of his own life.” -Introduction to Dora:...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 06:33:10 -0700

“Everybody becomes indurate in the requirements of his own life.”

-Introduction to Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria by Philip Rieff

“Her intelligence and imagination had rendered her the chief victim in a cast of characters...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:22:13 -0700

“Her intelligence and imagination had rendered her the chief victim in a cast of characters made up exclusively of victims, in one degree or another.”

-Introduction to Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria by Philip Rieff

“Behind her the four weeks, the evocation of far is a peaceful corridor paved with unflagging...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 02:12:03 -0700

“Behind her the four weeks, the evocation of far is a peaceful corridor paved with unflagging and tranquil faith and peopled with kind and nameless faces and voices…”

-Light in August by William Faulkner

“He was a hard man. Softness and gentleness and youth (he was just forty) and almost...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:49:35 -0700

“He was a hard man. Softness and gentleness and youth (he was just forty) and almost everything else except a kind of stubborn and despairing fortitude and the bleak heritage of his bloodpride had been sweated out of him.”

-Light in August by William Faulkner

“…The archaic will always return, the future parody the past, in cruel...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:38:42 -0700

“…The archaic will always return, the future parody the past, in cruel repetitions.”

-Introduction to Sexuality and the Psychology of Love by Philip Rieff

“He walked out of the party one night because somebody used the word ‘creampuff,’...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:27:45 -0700

“He walked out of the party one night because somebody used the word ‘creampuff,’ it seemed maliciously, in his hearing.”

-The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

“She felt exposed, finessed, put down.” -The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:16:56 -0700

“She felt exposed, finessed, put down.”

-The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

“Riches is nothing in the face of the Lord, for He can see into the heart.” -As I Lay...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:27:55 -0700

“Riches is nothing in the face of the Lord, for He can see into the heart.”

-As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

“‘But those rich town ladies can change their minds. Poor folks...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:16:59 -0700

“‘But those rich town ladies can change their minds. Poor folks can’t.’”

-As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

“He gave her a leer, hoping for a taste of fear, but all she gave him was revulsion.” -A...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:38:37 -0800

“He gave her a leer, hoping for a taste of fear, but all she gave him was revulsion.”

-A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin

“‘Should I atone for old sins or make some new ones?’” -A Dance With...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:27:37 -0800

“‘Should I atone for old sins or make some new ones?’”

-A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin

“Her eyeliner made me question the clarity of the mirrors in her house.” -How Did You...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:17:02 -0800

“Her eyeliner made me question the clarity of the mirrors in her house.”

-How Did You Get This Number ”Show Me on the Doll” by Sloane Crosley

“I also felt connected to the people who inspired these statues. Subtract that scurvy, the...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:06:01 -0800

“I also felt connected to the people who inspired these statues. Subtract that scurvy, the smallpox, and the genocide infliction and how different are we?”

-How Did You Get This Number ”Show Me on the Doll” by Sloane Crosley

“‘I never wanted to see half the things I’ve seen, and I’ve never seen half...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:44:20 -0800

“‘I never wanted to see half the things I’ve seen, and I’ve never seen half the things I wanted to.’”

-A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

“He emerged beneath a sky the color of white lead.” -A Feast for Crows by George R.R....

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:33:15 -0800

“He emerged beneath a sky the color of white lead.”

-A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

“‘What use are wealthy friends if they will not put their wealth at their disposal, my...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:22:23 -0800

“‘What use are wealthy friends if they will not put their wealth at their disposal, my queen?’”

-A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

“‘It seems to me that a queen who trusts no one is as foolish as a queen who trusts...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:11:33 -0800

“‘It seems to me that a queen who trusts no one is as foolish as a queen who trusts everyone.’”

-A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

“Even my fantasies were plastic, imperfect, unreal.” -Remainder by Tom McCarthy

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:49:21 -0800

“Even my fantasies were plastic, imperfect, unreal.”

-Remainder by Tom McCarthy