I leapt eagerly into books. The characters’ lives were so much more interesting than the lonely heartbeat of my own.

We all laced together—a brothel madam, an English professor, a mute cook, a quadroon cabbie, and me, the girl carrying a bucket of lies and throwing them like confetti.

Sometimes kindness can be delivered in a clumsy way.

My husband, Andrius, says that evil will rule until good men or women choose to act. I believe him. This testimony was written to create an absolute record, to speak in a world where our voices have been extinguished. These writing may shock or horrify you, but that is not my intention. It is my greatest hope that the pages in this jar stir your deepest well of human compassion. I hope they prompt you to do something, to tell somone. Only then can we ensure that this kind of evil is never allowed to repeat itself.

I leapt eagerly into books. The characters’ lives were so much more interesting than the lonely heartbeat of my own.

I wasn't certain of anything anymore, except that New Orleans was a faithless friend and I wanted to leave her.

David Arnold's writing is both heartfelt and hilarious. You will fall in love with Mim, even as her grand journey will keep you guessing. Mosquitoland reminds us that sometimes imperfect is just perfect.