“They might not know much, Jeffries. But this was no accident. They knew what they were doing, and they knew it from the beginning.”
William Warren, A Lone Wolf.
Nothing in the world makes sense until we force it to make sense.
Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.
“Disappointment is underrated, Maddie. I say explore it. I say give it a chance.”
Endicott Campbell, An Accidental Likeness.
She would often make a sack lunch for her son, to carry to school. On more than one occasion this consisted of a whole yellow onion—unpeeled—and a spoon to eat it with.
Havilland Hunt, Miss Judy and Jim.
“Nobody knows what music is,” whispered Mr. Arlen. “And that says a lot about music.”
Kent Townsend, A Winter of Crimes.
In the absence of news media can there be a world?
Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.
“But the physics doesn’t matter, Brenda. It never did.”
Tyler Bardwell, Heading West.
April 18, 2021. More words to neglect: “threat,” “extremist,” “spokesperson.”
Reginald Boyington, Dear Dreadful Diary.
Constable Drumm dodged a heavy oak table that was flying straight at him. And he did so with uncanny ease.
Miles Bantry, Mister Roode’s Rustic Tales.
“You must believe me, Mister Pryde. For I certainly have no reason to lie to you.” But perhaps what Jeffries meant to say was that he had not yet discovered a reason.
Porter Oakes, The Alabaster Box.
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