She was shivering from the cold, and from her deep-seated fear of having to live a broken and lonely life like this for the rest of her days. So stunted were her emotions, though, that even now, at he...
She shakes the blues off then she tries her luck Makes a little bet, hopes her horse comes up Pickin’ pockets for some easy money ’Cause she blew the goddamn lot on the National Lottery Alabama 3, ‘Ma...
Once things were said out loud, they could never be taken back. They were out there for ever.
No time like the present’ Mrs Manley (The Lost Lover, 1696), 1663-1724 ‘From marrying in haste, and repenting at leisure; Not liking the person, yet liking his treasure.’ Elizabeth Thomas, 1675-1731 ‘...
Michael Flynn was so angry he was almost spitting his words down the phone. Over six feet tall and with a heavy build he was a big man and, as everyone in the room knew, he was more than capable of gr...
Long is the way And hard, that out of Hell leads up to light Paradise Lost (1667) John Milton, 1608–74 For the love of money is the root of all evil 1 Timothy 6:10
Like the old adage, you never knew what you had till it was gone.
Destiny Wallace was just fourteen years old but she looked at least nineteen or twenty - and that was in her school uniform. Annie couldn't help but wonder if evolution was to blame, because most of t...
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...
Charity and beating begins at home. John Fletcher, 1579-1625, Wit Without Money
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...
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...
A truth that’s told with bad intent Beats all the lies you can invent. William Blake, 1757-1827, ‘Auguries of Innocence’ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. Proverbs 31:1...
She looked at her kids and felt the swell of pride she always did when she saw them en masse. When they were all happy in each other’s company it made it all seem worthwhile.
Mother that she missed so desperately because, no matter what happened in life, there was always a bed for you at your mother’s home. All the time she was alive her children had somewhere to go. Somew...
Beauty could be a scourge, and to remember that looks faded eventually, but the beauty inside her was for ever. She had liked hearing that. It had the ring of truth to it.
Ain’t learned much, but one thing I have learned is this: everyone wants to fuck you, girl, either physically or mentally. You have to put a limit on the shit you’re willing to take and no turning bac...
You lost the plot again, where you are now ain’t clear, It’s a misty morning memory, the road that took you here Alabama 3, ‘You Don’t Dance To Techno Anymore’ Album: Exile on Coldharbour Lane, 1997
Without a second thought, without anything except their own need to give.
Thou shalt not steal; an empty feat, When it’s so lucrative to cheat. - Arthur Hugh Clough ‘The Latest Decalogue’ Proprium humani ingenii est odisse quem laeseris. It is part of human nature to hate t...