Lars Liden

“Val was young enough that alcohol was still recreation, not yet anesthesia,”
― Katie Williams, Tell the Machine Goodnight

“By their very nature, human beings are so capricious, so complex, so delightfully contradictory, that they deserve not only our consideration, but our reconsideration—and our unwavering determination to withhold our opinion until we have engaged with them in every possible setting at every possible hour.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

“parent should share his hesitations and then take three or four steps back, so that the child can make a decision by herself—even when that decision may lead to disappointment.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow