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...
Quem Jupiter vult perdere, dementat prius. Whom God would destroy, He first sends mad. Homeri Gnomologia James Duport, 1606-1679
One thing she knew was that no matter what happened to you, no matter how bad life got, happiness – true happiness – was a state of mind.
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 ‘...
No one, no matter who they are, is above common courtesy. Remember that,
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
Life at its longest is short, make the most of it while you still can.’ How true that was.
It was like the old riddle: How did the man get out of the room with no windows and no doors? Well, the answer was: The same way he got in there.
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...
Deep in my soul that tender secret dwells, Lonely and lost to light for evermore, Save when to thine my heart responsive swells, Then trembles into silence as before. ‘The Corsair’, Lord Byron (1788–1...
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...
Be not deceived, God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap Galatians 6:7 For the wages of sin is death Romans 6:23
Always fighting, arguing, and mouthing off to teachers and other pupils alike. But it was never her fault, it was always someone else’s fault.
Use what you’ve got. Always find a use for what you’ve got. Never promise what you can’t deliver, and always do a deal with a smile and a friendly word if possible. That advice had served him in good...
Regrets were a waste of time.
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 looked after your child, no matter who had fathered it, and no matter how much you might hate them deep down inside. A child was there for the duration of your life and, if you were really lucky,...
Without a second thought, without anything except their own need to give.
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child.’ – 1 Corinthians 13:11 ‘The children of perdition are oft’times made instruments even of the greatest work.’ – Be...