Karen W

“They were always there for you, books, like a small pet dog that doesn't die.”
― Ian sansom, The Case of the Missing Books

“I have seen the universe! It is made of poems!”
― Sjon, The Blue Fox

“The old man bridled at this. All his life he had gone out of his way to avoid any situation that might be mistaken for a friendship.”
― Dan Rhodes, Little Hands Clapping

“The Professor looked like a Protestant saint when the cannibal offered him the choice of taking six wives or being boiled alive. He wanted to mortify some flesh, but he didn't know which.”
― Joyce Cary, The Horse's Mouth