Leah

“She had shown him by her independence how it was only fear that held people together. The fear of being alone and the fear of being different.”
― Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast

“Civilized people don't feel.”
― Mervyn Peake, Complete Nonsense

“She tossed her long hair and it flapped down her back like a pirate's flag. She stood in about as awkward a manner as could be concieved. Utterly un-feminine – no man couldd have invented it.”
― Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan

“The Earth swirls down through the ominous moons of preconsidered generations.”
― Mervyn Peake