"Hey man, maybe everything isn't gonna go to shit?"

Next read: William Wilson (Edgar Allan Poe)

"If he dies, he dies, and that's pretty human."

Next read: The Prepper (Morgan Talty)

"Big therapy time."

Next read: The Bicentennial Man (Isaac Asimov)

"If the shadow attaches you to the idea of being a real human, what does it mean when your shadow dips?"

Next read: Tender is the Flesh (Agustina Bazterrica)

BOOKS ARE POLITICAL; READING IS RADICAL

https://pen.org/report/beyond-the-shelves/

https://pen.org/book-bans/2023-banned-book-list/

https://lithub.com/the-republicans-project-2025-is-disastrous-for-books/

"Direct a porno. Would have been better, probably."

Next read: Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)

"Victor, with all his delicate sensibilities, would never be able to handle a penis."

Next read: The Hellbound Heart (Clive Barker)

"It was vivid, visceral, vibe."

Next read: Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)

"He's on hella fire."

Next read: Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)

"We need to hole up in a cabin, get belligerently drunk, and rewrite Brave New World: Women's Edition."

Next read: Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)

"He guzzles the worm piss and suddenly he's everyone's man."

Next read: Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)