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“But he got to his feet, his brows contacted in a frown. "You weren't speaking seriously?"
I moved towards the door, "It doesn't pay to be serious," I said. "It only means that people laugh behind your back, instead of to your face.”
― Lonely Road
I moved towards the door, "It doesn't pay to be serious," I said. "It only means that people laugh behind your back, instead of to your face.”
― Lonely Road
“All living things are sensitive to their surroundings and convey distress and sorrow as well as joy. Trees are no exception as they are most rooted to mother earth and their limbs carry knowledge we can only aspire to obtain.”
― Crossroads and the Himalayan Crystals
― Crossroads and the Himalayan Crystals
“The Mother of God. Good-looking. Well-dressed. A good person. Knows how to make the absolute best of a situation. And never uppity about any of it.”
― Dodging Satan: My Irish/Italian, Sometimes Awesome, But Mostly Creepy, Childhood
― Dodging Satan: My Irish/Italian, Sometimes Awesome, But Mostly Creepy, Childhood
“The bang of the modernist metal doorknocker exploded in the room. Jolting upright on the edge of the couch, Isa froze, her heart beating a discordance of dread. Her mind went blank as she stared
at the door. No.”
― A Delicate Marriage
at the door. No.”
― A Delicate Marriage
“Circling below her outstretched hand, the three cats eagerly lick their lips, vocalising in anticipation.”
― The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue
― The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue
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