She turned off all the lights in the duplex and peered out the windows, moving from one room to the next to see if she could catch sight of the a black sedan. Security lights and streetlights in her complex cast a strange orange glow on the misty snow. It looked like the perfect night for a murder (Terry Spear, SEAL Wolf In Too Deep)
Sometimes I sit and stare out at the people walking by, wondering if they’ve felt as I’ve felt, trapped, alone, but guiltily content in the knowledge that I will never know another’s thoughts, and therefore can feel special due to my unique loneliness
Sometimes I sit and stare out at the people walking by, wondering if they’ve felt as I’ve felt, trapped, alone, but guiltily content in the knowledge that I will never know another’s thoughts, and therefore can feel special due to my unique loneliness (Moryah DeMott, Timeless)
Indiscretions can lead to great lessons
Indiscretions can lead to great lessons (Julieanne O’Connor, SPELLING IT OUT FOR YOUR CAREER)
The danger today is in believing there are no sick people, there is only a sick society
The danger today is in believing there are no sick people, there is only a sick society (Fulton J. Sheen)
There are moments in life, and they happen so infrequently that they tend to really stand out, when life hands you the gift of perspective. Sometimes, we forget to show our appreciation. Sometimes, we get our priorities mixed up. And, sometimes, we forget how far we’ve come. But life always has a way of nudging you to remind you about these important things
There are moments in life, and they happen so infrequently that they tend to really stand out, when life hands you the gift of perspective. Sometimes, we forget to show our appreciation. Sometimes, we get our priorities mixed up. And, sometimes, we forget how far we’ve come. But life always has a way of nudging you to remind you about these important things (Cassia Leo, Bring Me Home)
Success is the only possible outcome when one vows to never stop moving forward
Success is the only possible outcome when one vows to never stop moving forward. ()
Like every novelist, I fantasise about film. Novelists are not equipped to make a movie, in my opinion. They make their own movie when they write: they’re casting, they’re dressing the scene, they’re working out where the energy of the scene is coming from, and they’re also relying tremendously on the creative imagination of the reader
Like every novelist, I fantasise about film. Novelists are not equipped to make a movie, in my opinion. They make their own movie when they write: they’re casting, they’re dressing the scene, they’re working out where the energy of the scene is coming from, and they’re also relying tremendously on the creative imagination of the reader. (John le Carre)
Why do you look like that, Duane?””Like what, Cletus?””Like your heart is diseased
Why do you look like that, Duane?””Like what, Cletus?””Like your heart is diseased. (Penny Reid, Truth or Beard)
And woman should stand beside man as the comrade of his soul, not the servant of his body
And woman should stand beside man as the comrade of his soul, not the servant of his body. (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
Nice” said Paul staring transfixed at Fran’s delicate and extreme gaze, like that of a skeleton with eyeballs, or a person with their face peeled off
Nice” said Paul staring transfixed at Fran’s delicate and extreme gaze, like that of a skeleton with eyeballs, or a person with their face peeled off (Tao Lin, Taipei)