J.L. Carr Quotes
There are people who can make love standing on a hammock, but it is not the easiest way.
I prefer the keen edge of truth to the dull comfort of lies.
I didn’t want to cry in front of you.”He wiped away the tears with the pad of his thumb. in front of me.
Did you miss me?’“A little bit, ” she said with a shrug.“You have tears running down your cheeks, ” he said with a grin. “I think you missed me more than a little.
She has to agree to have me. It could take some time, but I’m confident I can trick her into it.
We’re adults. I might be a little more of an adult if you’re counting years but I bet I have a lower IQ, so that puts us pretty much even.
Until meeting you, I wasn’t looking for anything at all. Since meeting you, I’m kind of looking for a girlfriend.
Wow, ” she said. “Do you realise how wonderful you sound?”“Yes, I do, ” he said with a firm nod. “And I think I’m underappreciated.
What are you doing here?”All right, he was standing in front of an easel, holding a paint palette and brush. “Taxidermy?” he responded with just a touch of his own sarcasm.
Her mouth set. "I've already lost one man I loved tonight. I will not lose the other." She glared at him. "And curse you, you stone head, for making me say it first.
Don't leave yet, " he said, his voice hoarse. "Let me do something. Let me feed you. Hold you. Rub your shoulders. Change your oil. Anything, please.
But you were concerned about making sure things, you know, didn't get serious.""Yeah, because I'm an idiot.
Maybe we could, um, go sit in the truck?" he said, but even as he said it, it sounded so dumb. And not exactly the way he wanted her to remember a marriage proposal.
Tom. Tom, look at me. Has Nora agreed to marry you?""No, but she will because she has to.
It turns out the mark of a happy life isn't staying just one step ahead of the grim reaper. It's knowing you're strong.
Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our
Dad instantly set out his stall:he wanted a big dog, a 'man dog', a dog that if it was human would enjoy a pint and stare at the barmaid's arse
It is amazing what a woman can do if only she ignores what men tell her she can't.
All it took was a couple weeks and boom--they sucked the crazy out of you and your soul went with it.
Old, is it?" the man asks."Yes, very.""Pre-war, is it?""Yes, " I say. "If by war you mean the Norman invasion.
To remain vital, culture must be renewed in the minds of the members of every generation. Outsource memory, and culture withers.
Adventure lies not in the places we seek, but in the moments we create in the places we treasure.
He sees passion in her gray eyes, and it scares him as all passion scares him, his own included.
She's become a Russian again, he thought. When something works, she's grateful. When it doesn't work, it's life.
Yes, women have always had secrets and always will. I'm afraid men would be very distressed to learn what their darlings were thinking. Frankly, I don't think men are strong enough to bear the shock.
A figure stood at the far end, cloaked in black and beckoning him.
Doesn’t make any difference how hard the thing is or how much you want to do something else. Do the thing you first started and do it as well as you possibly can.
If there's no sea-gull there's no meeting, Wicklow had said. No sea-gull means abort. That's my epitaph, thought Barley. 'There was no sea-gull, so he aborted.
I mean, I don’t want to pass judgment—I just wish my husband didn’t shoot deer.”“Oh, Mel, don’t worry. I’ve been hunting with your husband—the deer are completely safe.
At this moment, I am obscenely happy. Please don’t screw this up or dump me or cheat on me or divorce me.”“All right, ” he said.
