“He's new in town, just finished his med school residency in Ohio. Now's your moment if you want it." Desiree didn't respond. She grabbed Monique's hand to fake salsa to "Suavemente." These people always found a way to sneak in what somebody did for a living, she thought. They walked around with their résumés in their mouths.” WorkWealthPowerDoctorsResumesBourgeoisieUpper ClassProfessionalsBusiness Class Book:The Wilderness Source: The Wilderness
“The unvarnished horrors of modern warfare were on everyone's social media feeds now, had been for months, and the truly bleak thing was that there seemed to be just as many people outraged by the carnage as onlookers cheering it on. The more powerful a person was--a politician, a celebrity, or even just a person who made a good living online--the more they seemed fine with or were determined to be silent about the preventable misery of others, whether they be Palestinian, Sudanese, Congolese, or Haitian.” WarSilencePowerViolenceAcceptanceMiserySocial MediaAtrocitiesCarnage Book:The Wilderness Source: The Wilderness