Quote by Alden Bell

“Stories that pander to your every readerly desire and whim are like overly loyal dogs that live for the simple glow of your approval.…

— Alden Bell

“In her own experience she's learned that happiness and sadness find their own level no matter what's biting you, mosquitoes or meatskins.”

— Alden Bell

“Truth be told, the inward gaze is something she's not too fond of. But there are secrets that lurk in the mind, and she…

— Alden Bell

“It don't matter, she says. It just comes from thinkin too much. That's why you can't slow down for long. You gotta keep your…

— Alden Bell

“All of a sudden, there is no hurry. There will be time for everything. For the breezes that blow and for the rainwater drying…

— Alden Bell

“You Griersons are a touchy bunch. One minute it's biscuits and model ships and the next minute it's outrage and horror.”

— Alden Bell

“Some people, he says, they hide themselves away from the eyes of the world. They hunker down and shiver. They find four walls high…

— Alden Bell

“God is a slick god. Temple Knows. She knows because of all the crackerjack miracles still to be seen on this ruined globe.”

— Alden Bell

“It never meant anything, Moses says. Not to the god above it and not to the earth below it. It never did. Not even…

— Alden Bell

“You somehow make it outta here and track me down, you best come with a furious rage--because I got no use for your sympathy.”

— Alden Bell

“There are some things she doesn't like to think about because thinking about them takes up every part of her mind and body.”

— Alden Bell

“The world, it treats you kind enough so long as you're not fightin against it.”

— Alden Bell