— Colson WhiteheadHe was a mediocre man. He had led a mediocre life exceptional only in the magnitude of its unexceptionality. Now the world was mediocre, rendering him perfect. He asked himself: How can I die? I was always like this. Now I am more me. He had the ammo. He took them all down.
Replicated under Fair Use from Zone One: A Novel by Colson Whitehead. (Pg. 183)