librocubicularist

“I thought to myself that, if life was acting, it was a pity that I was no good at acting at all.”
― Robin Stevens, Death in the Spotlight

“Men are sandcastles made out of pebbles and the bucket is patriarchy: if you remove it, we fear we won’t be able to hold ourselves together, we pour in cement to fill the gaps to make ourselves concrete constructions.”
― Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo

“Don’t erase me”
― Lauren Child, THE RUBY REDFORT COLLECTION: 1-3: Look into My Eyes; Take Your Last Breath; Catch Your Death

“She went over to where the kitchen phone sat, picked up the receiver and dialled a number she had dialled approximately several thousand times.
'Hey bozo, meet me, usual place, just as soon as.' She replaced the receiver.
'And they say the art of conversation is dead,' commented Hitch, shaking out the newspaper.
Mrs Digby looked at Ruby and shook her head. It's a crying shame,' she said. 'All life's good manners and fine etiquette gone to the pot. I tried to raise this child a nice child, but I probably got to accept failure here.”
― Lauren Child, Take Your Last Breath