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“My Last Message would be to find your people. And to treat each day like a lifetime.”
― They Both Die at the End
― They Both Die at the End
“This is women’s way of feeling time pass, that sinister clockwork inching round the roundness of the body; the slow gathering of endometrial cells, a nesting, a fluffing of pillows ready to receive guests, the ripeness of the womb, fleshy and welcoming, all neat and tidy and, yes, ready to receive guests, even one, just a casual visitor, anything. And then realisation that the arrival time has been and gone, and no one is coming; the tearing of the wallpaper, great swathes of it, and tears of disappointment, of ageing, of loneliness. The womb revolts and shudders. The painters are in.”
― Creep
― Creep
“You see it in all animals - the female of the species is more deadly than the male.'
'Except humans.”
― The Female of the Species
'Except humans.”
― The Female of the Species
“Everyone thinks if you fix a male dog it will lower his aggression, but most of the biters are female. It’s basic instinct to protect their womb. You see it in all animals - the female of the species is more deadly than the male.”
― The Female of the Species
― The Female of the Species
“You may be born into a family, but you walk into friendships. Some you’ll discover you should put behind you. Others are worth every risk.”
― They Both Die at the End
― They Both Die at the End
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