“ To Cono’s mind the three assailants were all three nearly motionless even as they skittered and dodged, firing, maneuvering for a kill. Cono felt exhilaration—the ecstatic awareness that his strange b… Victor Robert Lee
“ Cono knew that all three of his tormentors would know the anthem by heart from their childhood years. They had sung it daily to belong to the elite of their country, wearing around their necks the red… Victor Robert Lee
“ To make a friend you must close one eye. And to keep a friend, you must close both eyes. Victor Robert Lee
“ 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
“ Maybe he had become addicted after all—addicted to being the pivot point, to being as central as that crucial joint between copulating man and woman, but with a danger that did not know the bounds of… Victor Robert Lee
“ It’s only a cut, a reminder of this day. A reminder to ask every day, Why am I doing this? Victor Robert Lee
“ Hungry for what? Money? No. Power? Over people? That was like having power over clams. Victor Robert Lee
“ After all, the whole of humanity was anchored by inventions, contrivances, unrealities. Xiao Li lived on dreams, as most people do. Victor Robert Lee
“ No person is just one person. Everyone is a crate of fruits, a crate of mixed fruits. The apple in there may have worms, a peach may be mildewed, a banana may be too green, a pear may be in perfect ri… Victor Robert Lee
“ 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
“ Ah, men losing the power in their dicks. When they can no longer f___ their women, they f___ the world. Victor Robert Lee
