“What is a person to do, I asked, when their obligations to their family conflict with other obligations—to friends, to society, to themselves?”
― Educated
― Educated
“Look! A riddle! Time for fun!
Should we use a rope or gun?
Knives are sharp and gleam so pretty
Poison’s slow, which is a pity
Fire is festive, drowning’s slow
Hanging’s a ropy way to go
A broken head, a nasty fall
A car colliding with a wall
Bombs make a very jolly noise
Such ways to punish naughty boys!
What shall we use? We can’t decide.
Just like you cannot run or hide.
Ha ha.
Truly,
Devious”
― Truly, Devious
Should we use a rope or gun?
Knives are sharp and gleam so pretty
Poison’s slow, which is a pity
Fire is festive, drowning’s slow
Hanging’s a ropy way to go
A broken head, a nasty fall
A car colliding with a wall
Bombs make a very jolly noise
Such ways to punish naughty boys!
What shall we use? We can’t decide.
Just like you cannot run or hide.
Ha ha.
Truly,
Devious”
― Truly, Devious
“It happens sometimes in families: one child who doesn’t fit, whose rhythm is off, whose meter is set to the wrong tune.”
― Educated
― Educated
“10/30/38
Where do you look for someone who's never really there?
Always on a staircase but never on a stair”
― Truly, Devious
Where do you look for someone who's never really there?
Always on a staircase but never on a stair”
― Truly, Devious
“The only common denominator in everything you attempt is yourself.”
― The Case for Jamie
― The Case for Jamie
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