“A single act of kindness is like a drop of oil on a patch of dry skin—seeping, spreading, and affecting more than the original need.”
“The soy is seeping through the material like a BP oil slick in a Louisiana swamp.”
“He was dropped under a streetlamp, the only person left on the bus. A patch of mauled light. Gritty pavement, scarred with a million cigarette burns. Weeds and spit and oil. Place like this, the only glitter was the knife just before it sank in. Place like this, there wasn't any gold.”
“Having knowledge of an unethical act and allowing it to continue can spread a contagion that can affect multiple beings in society”
“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.”
“and when he moved it was like watching oil spread across a lake, smooth and fluid, almost vicious”