"Perhaps Some Of Us Are Simply Born Evil, And Despite Our Best Efforts We Remain That Way."

"Perhaps some of us are simply born evil, and despite our best efforts we remain that way."

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Los Angeles to San Diego

"Hearts stopped beating. People put guns to their chests. There was no one and nothing she could ever know well enough to make it stay."

The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier

Faiza's clap-out after nearly a decade at the Star Tribune

"With the county divided about history, identity and the basic dilemma of whether Spain is a single nation or a collection of them, further progress may take time. Yet there are still many dreams that all Spaniards share. The vast majority want, in some form, the windows to the world that Franco and others tried to shut to remain open so that Miguel de Unamuno's 'four winds' can blow in."

España: a Brief History of Spain, by Giles Tremlett

"The shifting moods and colors of the Arabian Sea -- azure, blue, and black -- mirror the ebb and flow of his thoughts. The horizon rises and then dips, the salt spray is cool on his face; he has the sensation of standing still while plunging toward his future." -The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese