grindlebone:

mhking:

lickystickypickyme:

minou:

It began with a large glass of orange juice that had been squeezed by a versatile mechanical mixer.

(Samuel Chamberlain: Clementine in the Kitchen)

We owe respect and gratitude that these fellows and their ancestors have given Harvard; the responsibilities are grave and the tangible rewards are few.

(Vanity Fair October 2009…..i’m sorry, I am not at home. Only have magazines)

James made a point of standing next to me, his hand on my shoulder.

Simon R. Green, The Man With The Golden Torc

Haven’t transferred it from my desk to the “already read” box yet… been procrastinating. Other than that, the closest book is something from work that if I posted it, I’d have to kill you….

The room, never normally noisy, sank into deeper silence.

Terry Pratchett, Unseen Academicals

“The appearance of the victim began to tell, for or against survival.”

Christopher Hope, Darkest England