| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 7c7e007 | But I felt that it was my heart which was broken. Something had broken in me to make me so cold and so perfectly still and far away. | distant giovanni-s-room james-baldwin heartbroken detached dissociation cold | James Baldwin | |
| c57e29b | "IF YOU ABOLISH THE DRAFT," said Owen Meany, "MOST AMERICANS WILL SIMPLY STOP CARING WHAT WE'RE DOING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD" -- | detached oblivious prescient | John Irving |