“You, Cono, are part of a new trend of uncovering the genetic basis of human performance anomalies.” — Victor Robert Lee Cono Copy Share Image
“I believe in the goddess of mystery. And she’s always pregnant!” — Victor Robert Lee Cono Copy Share Image
“Ah, men losing the power in their dicks. When they can no longer f___ their women, they f___ the world.” — Victor Robert Lee Cono Copy Share Image
“If it’s not one god it’s another. Allah or oil. Jesus or Jewels. Lenin or lust.” — Victor Robert Lee Allah Copy Share Image
“To make a friend you must close one eye. And to keep a friend, you must close both eyes.” — Victor Robert Lee Cono Copy Share Image
“Imagine the joy of that - of not being beneath that big thumb. Imagine no longer being a beetle, but being a… — Victor Robert Lee Copy Share Image
“Hungry for what? Money? No. Power? Over people? That was like having power over clams.” — Victor Robert Lee Cono Copy Share Image
“It’s a heavy responsibility, having saved someone’s life. You feel an allegiance because you saved them, but it’s hard to know if… — Victor Robert Lee Allegiance Copy Share Image
“She was like him, trying to embrace the moon while making her way in the world through instinct and drive that came… — Victor Robert Lee China Copy Share Image
“Maybe he had become addicted after all—addicted to being the pivot point, to being as central as that crucial joint between copulating… — Victor Robert Lee Addicted Copy Share Image
“The people need a strong leader. They feel insecure if they don’t know who to fear. Isn’t that why god was invented?” — Victor Robert Lee Fear Copy Share Image
“Most men overestimate themselves. It’s the only way they can reproduce. It’s why we’re all here, us humans. Overestimation.” — Victor Robert Lee Men Copy Share Image
“To Cono’s mind the three assailants were all three nearly motionless even as they skittered and dodged, firing, maneuvering for a kill.… — Victor Robert Lee Cono Copy Share Image
“Cono felt embarrassed by the thought that he might have been just another pitiful orphan trying to turn his friends into family,… — Victor Robert Lee China Copy Share Image
“And yet Xiao Li always spoke of her mother as if her image were mounted in a red-and-gold picture frame resting on… — Victor Robert Lee China Copy Share Image
“Cono knew that all three of his tormentors would know the anthem by heart from their childhood years. They had sung it… — Victor Robert Lee Children Copy Share Image
“Lift your eyes, straighten your back, let fear and pain walk away like the turtles they are.” — Victor Robert Lee Fear Copy Share Image
“It’s only a cut, a reminder of this day. A reminder to ask every day, Why am I doing this?” — Victor Robert Lee Every day Copy Share Image
