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1 " I don’t much care for the idea of being dead. It makes me nervous. I’m allergic to dying; I break out in screaming. "
― Garon Whited , Sunset (Nightlord, #1)
2 " Within this work are places where you will see I have done some unforgivably stupid things; here I can say only that I am not perfect. Throw stones if you must, but have a care for your own house! I also offer a part-excuse, part-explanation: I am subject to influences from my most recent meals. I have not edited those parts to make myself seem better than I am; they stand as they were written. "
3 " The Internet is an evil thing, "
4 " The world moves at a geological pace, no pun intended. That is, there’s lots of standing still, doing nothing much, and then the occasional short, sharp yank. Once in a while, there’s a huge kaboom, and nothing is quite the same afterward. "
5 " There comes a time,” he said, as he sat down again, “that any man worthy of the name must make a decision. To stand in the middle, to never move one way or another, is foolish at best and suicidal at worst. We can never know everything, and so we must sometimes guess at the right course of action. "
6 " While it’s possible I just got sick and she arranged for me to be cleaned up and cared for—much as I do, or did, for my undergraduate friends—I have no idea why she might benefact me thus. I don’t have a lot of faith in the milk of human kindness; it’s generally been left out too long. Then again, I also didn’t see why she might spend a night in drunken revels with me, either. I’m no prize, unless you count door prizes. Well, "