Drebbles

“The one conclusion she had reached was that she was sure Nigel Nivens was innocent.”
― Emily Brightwell, Mrs. Jeffries Demands Justice

“He fought the real battle in the tunnel alone, before he ever saw the vast danger that lay in wait.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

“What shall we do, what shall we do!” he cried. “Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves!” he said, and it became a proverb, though we now say “out of the frying-pan into the fire” in the same sort of uncomfortable situations.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

“The drive to Canton was uneventful, and when I walked into the store of my cell phone carrier, I handed the phone to the teenager behind the desk. “Whoa, what happened here?” “It got run over by an Amish buggy,” I said forlornly. He whistled. “Bummer, but it’s not the first time I’ve heard that one.”
― Amanda Flower, Toxic Toffee