"Everyone is responsible for the page-turning tempo of his or her Life Story,” Dad said, scratching his jaw thoughtfully, arranging the limp collar of his chambray shirt. “Even if you have your Magnificent Reason, it could still be dull as Nebraska and that’s no one’s fault but your own. Well, if you feel it’s miles of cornfields, find something to believe in other than yourself, preferably a cause without the stench of hypocrisy, and then charge into battle. There’s a reason they still put Che Guevara on T-shirts, why people still whisper about The Nightwatchmen when there’s been no evidence of their existence for twenty years."
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Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl (via meganannaneff) (via kristieneff)
A) Omaha is okay. As is Lincoln—though less okay. I just feel like someone needs to stand up for Nebraska.
B) That said, this is still real good.
