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"Yes?" She frowned at him, making it clear that just by being here and being a man, he was in the wrong.
“I keep quiet and she keeps quiet too, until we use up all the quiet in the room so that finally one of us has to say something.”
― The Man I Think I Know
― The Man I Think I Know
“We all have our crosses to bear, ma’am, but it doesn’t stop us lending a hand to a friend, does it?”
― Crime on the Fens
― Crime on the Fens
“It’s hard knowing what to allow and what not to. It’s hard to know how much discipline to apply. If you don’t give enough, then the child runs wild, and the parents get the blame. If you keep too strict control, he doesn’t develop naturally and he blames you for screwing him up.”
― The Summer That Never Was
― The Summer That Never Was
“Time passed like the Sahara seeping through an hourglass.”
― Until Our Blood is Dry
― Until Our Blood is Dry
“Martha kisses me on the cheek too, only she does not wipe away her lipstick afterwards. When she is not looking, I touch where she put her lips. It feels sticky but in a nice way. Like she has left part of her kiss behind for me to find later tonight, when I am in bed and dropping off to sleep.”
― The Man I Think I Know
― The Man I Think I Know
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