“One plays at being immortal and after a few weeks one doesn't even know whether or not one can hang on till the next day.”
― The Fall
― The Fall
“Her husband's visage captivated her from the first moment she saw him step out of the royal carriage a hundred years ago. How could it not? Flaminius was utterly gorgeous. But once she fell in love with him, she became happily enslaved.”
― Taming Flame
― Taming Flame
“After the trial, I watched as another female pathologist collected maggots from a spinal column found in the desert. There was a decomposed head, too, and before leaving work she planned to simmer it and study the exposed cranium for contusions. I was asked to pass this information along to the chief medical examiner, and, looking back, I perhaps should have chosen my words more carefully. 'Fire up the kettle,' I told him. 'Ol'-fashioned skull boil at five p.m.”
― Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays
― Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays
“What is it about elevators?”
― Fifty Shades of Grey
― Fifty Shades of Grey
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