“Finally Silber appeared–no bird mask, thank God–in a black cape that he supposed could resemble wings, over black leather pants and boots. He swayed from one side of the stage to the other, staggered almost, like a drunk, like someone on strings, helpless, confused, maybe even horrified. He did not smile.”
-Porochista Khakpour
“I had no dimples, my mouth was wide, my hair grew crimped and fierce as wild lettuce from my head.”
-Danielle Dutton
“No one is in sight, but in months the white sands will be populated by the sunburned bodies of white tourists. From a plane flying overhead they might look like seals, their heads titled toward the rays, bodies open for as much exposure as possible, basking in luxury.”
-Nicole Dennis-Benn
-Anthony Doerr
“Annika was speaking very fast and had apparently decided that the best strategy was to treat Willem like an eclipse and simply not look at him at all.”
-Hanya Yanagihara
“Rough channels of water meandered out in a maze through a forest of reeds on the canal side, and islands, oases of wind-contorted trees, appeared in the distance like sudden revelations.”
-Jeff Vandermeer
“Electrical wires reach from poles and rooftops, webbing the overcast sky like a cracked windowpane.”
-Kelly Luce
“As if the waves had been fullers, this craft was bleached like the skeleton of a stranded walrus.”
-Herman Melville
“The girl’s face was as tight and mean as broccoli.”
-Toni Morrison
“Valerian Street was mindful of their criticism, but completely indifferent to it. His grey eyes drifted over the face of such guests like a four o’clock shadow on its way to twilight.”
-Toni Morrison
The Simile Museum 