from Gnomon by Nick Harkaway
She must move. Or she must stay put. She must attack or she must escape. It is vitally important that she does something, even if it...
She'd much prefer to read a good book
She must move. Or she must stay put. She must attack or she must escape. It is vitally important that she does something, even if it...
Remember when my head was full of old proverbs and not a lick of fact? Yeah, well, I think it’s turned around now as I get...
a book is not finished until it is read. Harkaway, Nick, Gnomon (William Heinemann, 2017)
It was the spring before the vote on our relationship with the European Union, and so I started from what I saw all around me. I...
I worked as only someone who lives without dependents or lovers can. Harkaway, Nick, Gnomon (William Heinemann, 2017)
The right to avoid self-incrimination, the right to die, the right to live, the right to freedom from slavery, freedom of conscience and religion, of opinion,...
This is how you save the world, one life, one act, at a time. Kameron Hurley. (2017). Saving the World One Dog at a Time
Children are little priests of their parents, watching their every gesture and expression for signs of their divine will.
The world is full of signs and wonders that come, and go, and if you are lucky you might be alive to see them.
I think of all the complicated histories that landscapes have, and how easy it is to wipe them away, put easier, safer histories in their place.
Human hands are for holding other hands. Human hands are for holding other humans close.