| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| cc8c628 | "The 21st chapter gives the novel the quality of genuine fiction, an art founded on the principle that human beings change. ----- "A Clockwork Orange Resucked" intro to first full American version 1986" | american intro introduction irony philosophical | Anthony Burgess | |
| 8664b2d | "[Karen Lundegaard] was quite frail, debilitated by metastatic breast cancer, which she had long known she had but for which she had been unable to get adequate treatment because she lacked medical insurance. ("If you mention anything about me," she said, "tell people that.")" -- | cancer inspiration insurance intro introduction medical-insurance | Amy Tan |