“Whyd you call, boy? What did you want from me?""The company of a friend, I think.""Always a cheap treat.”

“Rinas always claimed that I expect too little from life, Standard said.Then at least youll never be disappointed.”

“This is what people are talking about when they use words like grace.That moment, that morning, came vividly back to him whenever he thought of it. But soon suspicion set in. He understood well eno...”

“Rina’s always claimed that I expect too little from life,” Standard said.“Then at least you’ll never be disappointed.”

“Why’d you call, boy? What did you want from me?""The company of a friend, I think.""Always a cheap treat.”

“What’d you need?""Desuetude.""Reading again, are we? Could be dangerous. It means to become unaccustomed to. As in something gets discontinued, falls into disuse.""Thanks, man.""That it?""Yeah, but...”

“Just because it's fiction doesn't mean it's any less true.”

“Oh, Sweetie. No one ever gets through their TBR list. For every book you finish, you'll add five more. That's just the way it works.”

“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”