Catherine Belles
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Her hair hadn’t been styled for … ever. She wasn’t desperately poor, but she had the appearance of one for whom the cost of everything was of the first importance. That day-to-day, never-ending struggle to keep her head above the financial
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“We’re surrounded by invisible kindness too, always waiting to surprise us! But it’s a happy surprise! I should probably devote a chapter to it in my book.>”
― The Squirrel on the Train
― The Squirrel on the Train
“Mouthfeel is a part of everything ye eat, ya cow. There’s taste and smell, aye, but there’s also a tactile component tae eating that most people ignore, and they shouldnae.” “So if I’m no thinking about ma yogurt’s mouthfeel, I’m daein’ it wrong? Is that what ye’re sayin’ tae me right now?” “Not just yer yogurt. Everything ye cram in yer gob. Yer shite sandwiches and yer thin curries and yer weak tea.” The taller woman gasped. “Nadia! You fucking take that back. Ma tea is not weak.”
― Ink & Sigil
― Ink & Sigil
“That was part of the midlife mindset. Halfway to the end. Must have everything I want right now or I might never have it at all!”
― Life's A Birch
― Life's A Birch
“we saw some people point at the squirrel and say, “Aww, how cute!” as if the squirrel didn’t want them all dead. They wouldn’t have said that if a clown had been staring down at them from the top of the train, would they? Nope. They would have retreated to a bunker and laid down suppressing fire before lobbing some grenades at it.”
― The Squirrel on the Train
― The Squirrel on the Train
“was beginning to appreciate hobgoblins’ cultural imperative to act as a check on power.”
― Paper & Blood
― Paper & Blood
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