

“What's that Einstein quote about expecting different results from the same person? I shouldn't feel bad - I'm here, aren't I, I'm not the parent who didn't even text. Or the one who locked themselves in their bedroom half of Christmas. Talking like this, it's become clear that we are the main parts. This has all been about us, the sisters. I hadn't realised. I tell my mouth not to share these thoughts and Dana offers me another cigarette.”
― Weirdo: 'Intense, also BRILLIANT, funny and forensically astute.' Marian Keyes
― Weirdo: 'Intense, also BRILLIANT, funny and forensically astute.' Marian Keyes

“Mead.
O sweet elixir,
Ye bless the lips and steal the wits.
”
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
O sweet elixir,
Ye bless the lips and steal the wits.
”
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

“So, you do speak English. That makes sense now.” Catherine said, shaking her head.
“Of course, I speak English. I’m from Australia, not Tanzania.”
― A Compromising Position
“Of course, I speak English. I’m from Australia, not Tanzania.”
― A Compromising Position

“They stepped out of the Wolf’s Den into a blaze of stars so flagrant and shuddering the sky seemed to emit sounds like plucked wires. “Cold!” said Piet.”
― Barkskins
― Barkskins
“Every day that passed, the young woman thought more and understood less”
― A Story of Yesterday
― A Story of Yesterday
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