Snoakes

“Clever folk aren’t popular, by and large. They arouse suspicion. They don’t fit in.”
― Joanne M. Harris, The Gospel of Loki

“The Cockney has one oath, and one oath only, the most indecent in the language, which he uses on any and every occasion.  Far different is the luminous and varied Western swearing, which runs to blasphemy rather than indecency.  And after all, since men will swear, I think I prefer blasphemy to indecency; there is an audacity about it, an adventurousness and defiance that is better than sheer filthiness.”
― Jack London, The People of the Abyss

“We wander into school, happy children; kind and bright and interested in things. We don’t yet know the horrors of the building. The hatred it will teach. The boredom it will bring.”
― Kate Tempest, Hold Your Own

“Work’s just like school, except this time it’s a life sentence. No parole.”
― Colette Snowden, The Secret To Not Drowning