Non Omnis Moriar. I shall not altogether die. Horace (65 BC-8 BC)
Now she knew why her mum had kept such a close eye on her; she wasn’t interfering as such, she had just understood that there were people in this world who were capable of causing great hurt as well a...
Out of the crooked timber of humanity no straight thing can ever be made.’ – Immanuel Kant, 1724-1804 ‘He that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.’ – Proverbs, 28:20 ‘Believe me! The secret...
Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in all those who take advice Proverbs 13:10
She was not a person who had any right to decency or kindness, she was not a person to aspire to be. She was cruel, and she was evil in many ways. She took what she wanted from anyone, she was nasty,...
Show me the company you keep and I’ll tell you what you are.
The dole was supposed to tide you over till you got a fucking job. It was never meant to be your fucking main earn.
The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings them trouble Proverbs 15:6
They weren’t a bad family. At least they loved one another, cared for one another. Most of the time anyway.
Who was it who once said: ‘Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer still’? An astute man whoever he was,
Because she was the best thing that ever happened to any of us; she kept us together, and she made sure we were a family. Now all we have left is each other.’ Christy looked at them all and said quiet...
Missed her mother and her sister so badly it was a constant pain inside of her.
Once your mother was gone, they were gone, and no one could ever replace them.
After all, they were brothers, bonded by blood, and nothing would ever change that.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. - Galatians, 6:7 He’s mad that trusts in the tameness of a wolf, a horse’s health, a boy’s love, or a whore’s...
Catholic guilt was the most destructive sort of guilt because the person that it concerned had no real concept of it. They didn’t even realise that it existed. Catholic guilt was something that grew a...
Children were unlucky really. They were born without any say in things whatsoever. It was a lottery for them in some respects, what kind of mother they would acquire once out of the warmth of a snug a...
Dux femina facti The leader of the enterprise a woman. Virgil
Every man I’ve ever known has had an angle, some way of using women. With me mum’s blokes it was the obvious – I mean, she was a brass. Most used her for her money or her body. Mostly her money. They...
God pays back debts without money.
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