The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

“Often he talked to Mr. Singer.  With him he spoke of chemistry and the enigma of the universe.  Of the infinitesimal sperm and the cleavage of the ripened egg.  Of the complex million-fold division of cells.  Of the mystery of living matter and the simplicity of death.  And also he spoke with him of race.”

•  The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, by Carson McCullers,

The Word for World is Forest

“I don’t know.  Do men kill men, except in madness?  Does any beast kill its own kind?  Only the insects… There is a wish to kill in them…”

• Spoken by Selver in The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin

Sycamore Row

“‘Why don’t you take a large bite of that sandwich?’ Jake said.”

• Sycamore Row by John Grisham