“The only spot of comfort was the lingering impression of her fingertips through the fabric of his shirt, a reminder of the good side of having skin. He cultivated that square-inch patch, tilled and tended it into a full-body embrace.” — Alex Shakar Copy Share Image
“Children, awkward, isolate, their bodies crammed to bursting with caffein and sugar and pop music and cologne and perfume and hairgel and pimple cream… — Alex Shakar Copy Share Image
With the Internet, we can choose the very communities we want to be a part of. — Alex Shakar Copy Share Image
“An ironic religion -- one that never claims to be absolutely true but only professes to be relatively beautiful, and never promises salvation but… — Alex Shakar Copy Share Image
“On a cement pediment stands the inevitable bronze statue of a man in a cheap suit.” — Alex Shakar Copy Share Image
“That's the problem with relationships," George was saying. "It's a contract. You agree to be some unchanging caricature of yourself. To act the same… — Alex Shakar Copy Share Image
From the beauty they deserve will come the love they deserve. And from the love will follow truth. — Alex Shakar Copy Share Image
“Fred put away the phone, finished off his bourbon, and resumed watching the couple suck on the combined mass of their two tongues. He… — Alex Shakar Copy Share Image
She avoids deep thought like an empty restaurant, not out of stupidity, but a canny resolve to be happy. — Alex Shakar Copy Share Image
That's the problem with relationships, It's a contract. You agree to be some unchanging caricature of yourself. To act the same way all the… — Alex Shakar Copy Share Image
“It's kind of a dark little life . . . being a paranoiac, but it's also not without its comforts.” — Alex Shakar Copy Share Image
