At home, the lights she’d left on made her house appear cozy; it was one of many things she had learned about living alone, leaving lights on.
“To live at all is miracle enough.”
― Collected Poems
― Collected Poems
“I could see Mike and James sitting side by side, both of them gazing wordlessly into space. From what I could judge, they shared obsessions that were similar but not identical, a situation which made communion between them unworkable for the present.”
― The Forensic Records Society
― The Forensic Records Society
“Seeing an Earl as an owl on a mantelpiece, and having part of one's face removed by a cat, both on the same morning, can temporarily undermine the self-control of any man.”
― Titus Groan
― Titus Groan
“It is my cape of good hope, and if it isn't I will probably bite your nose off”
― Mr Pye
― Mr Pye
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