Gretchen Rhoads

“You may never have experienced, or you will have forgotten, a good burgundy (her favourite) or a good Sancerre (also her favourite) decanted through a healthy placenta.”
― Ian McEwan, Nutshell

“Charlie said your friend’s disappeared,” chirped Wendy.
“No, he hasn’t.” Adam denied it. “He’s in the house. Now, look, what’s all this you’ve been telling them?”
“Nothing, I haven’t told them anything.” Charlie looked drunk.
“He said you’ve turned your friend into a crayfish,” insisted Wendy.
“He’s always making little jokes like that, and you fell for it. How am I supposed to do that, for heaven’s sake?” Adam was angry.
“With your little book you found. What’s that under your arm?”
― Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

“A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain”
― Lauren Hillenbrand - Unbroken

“There are never words for the strongest of our feelings. There is just the pain that we cannot share. Pain we must all feel alone.”
― James Frey, The Final Testament of the Holy Bible