“That night, the sky emptied itself. The crater of Heaven's Hole was baptized in white. Snow blanketed the town's sins, and its immorality flowed like sewage into one small drain — a tiny, thin-skinned Atlas named Billy Jakobek, who raced through the night, carrying the weight of every person on his aching back.” EmpathyScience FictionDystopianPsychicGreat Lines Book:Knight in Paper Armor Source: Knight in Paper Armor
“Every conscious being in the universe is a mess. That’s what’s so beautiful about life. Clean things are boring things.” LifeUniverseConsciousnessCreativity Book:Intraterrestrial Source: Intraterrestrial
“Yeah, they kinda swim around all pointlessly, doncha think?” Edna winced, squinting. Over and over again, in the same li’l old place. It’s madness. Glad I’m not a fish.” LifeFishDementiaAlzheimersMemory LossPale Highway Book:Pale Highway Source: Pale Highway
“He placed a cigarette in his mouth and sat down at his regular spot over in the white gazebo, where all the smokers were supposed to do their dirty business. He patted his pockets, searching for a lighter. Nothing. He’d forgotten to bring it. But it wasn’t his fault. He was expected to forget everything because he was the lucky recipient of life’s final going-away present, that red velvet, chocolate-covered cake of wonderfulness that the doctors liked to call Alzheimer’s. With Alzheimer’s, suddenly nothing was his fault anymore. No fault. No blame. No choice. No freedom.” HealthcareDementiaAlzheimersMemory Loss Book:Pale Highway Source: Pale Highway