London Clarke > Quotes

“Get out!” His command thunders as if projected through a megaphone. The harshness of his voice is like a lash across my back. I run through the shadows, down the stairs, into the foyer. I grab my purse and keys off the floor and rush outside, where the cold rain pelts my face and blends with my hot tears.”
― London Clarke, The Neighbor

“Ah, it is the fault of our science that it wants to explain all; and if it explain not, then it says there is nothing to explain.” ― Bram Stoker, Dracula”
― London Clarke, Whickering Place

“Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey.”
― London Clarke, Whickering Place

“Life is transient. We’re all just passing through. The trick is to make your visit meaningful.”
― London Clarke, The Meadows

“A woman sat, her hands serenely positioned on either arm of the chair, a book spread across her lap. A floor lamp behind her cast an orange glow over her long, gray hair, which stood out in a wiry triangle. It was hard to say how old she was. Her face was the same color as her hair and pinched and leathery in appearance.”
― London Clarke, Wildfell

“The gray cat saunters by the doorway and stops, rumbling a low growl. I didn’t know cats growled. The feline darts its tongue out of its mouth, swiping either side of its jowls. Then it sits and calmly surveys me.”
― London Clarke, The Neighbor

“Denying yourself that part—well, it sort of rewires your brain so you no longer associate it with pleasure. Alcohol, drugs—they were everything to me for a long time. Now, I can take a drink or leave it. I just can’t let it take me, if you get my meaning.” “Still, it can’t be easy.”
― London Clarke, The Night Singers