Matt Ruff

“White people in his experience were far more transparent. The most hateful rarely bothered to conceal their hostility, and when for some…

— Matt Ruff

“Well, it all started when I figured out that the janitor at my high school was the Angel of Death…”

— Matt Ruff

As a Protestant minister's son I am partial to apocalypses.

— Matt Ruff

Of course a certain number of scientists have to go mad, just to keep the tradition alive.

— Matt Ruff

“Hi," I said. "I'm the last of the Brontë sisters.”

— Matt Ruff

“Are you the government?" He seemed surprised by the question. "Does the government fight evil?" I thought about it. For some reason,…

— Matt Ruff

“And you never know when a meal will be your last . . . None of us do.”

— Matt Ruff

“That’s the horror, the most awful thing: to have a child the world wants to destroy and know that you’re helpless to…

— Matt Ruff

“...to acknowledge evil, without being consumed by it." Penny (Mouse), in "Set this House in Order”

— Matt Ruff

“Loosely translated Der schlechte Affe hasst seinen eigenen Geruch means that people are most deeply offended by moral failings that mirror their…

— Matt Ruff

“I’m saying people can be real creative when it comes to ducking responsibility.”

— Matt Ruff

“George sat on his porch, and drank his Coke and made daydreams out of the rain. He wondered about the book he…

— Matt Ruff

I think I definitely want to blame my parents on this one. One of the things about having a minister for a…

— Matt Ruff

“He’s going to summon up one of the Elder Klansmen.”

— Matt Ruff