The doctor seemed especially troubled by the fact of the robbery having been unexpected, and attempted in the night-time; as if it were the established custom of gentlemen in the housebreaking way to transact business...

Don’t be rude!” Boomer protested. As if the cookie might be offended.

Miss Vida” Liam said “has anyone never told you that you are positively the whipped cream on the sundae of life?”She glared at him.”Anyone ever told you your head is shaped like a pencil?””That is...

Sheep hurt my father, and through my father, sheep have also hurt me.

I have to return some videotapes

She had no idea how long they kissed—and kissed—but she didn’t think about stopping until she ran out of air. Breathing hard, she slowly opened her eyes and stared directly into his.They’d heated. Darkened. And...

I thank God daily for the good fortune of my birth, for I am certain I would have made a miserable peasant.

I asked my girlfriend, ‘Will you marry me?’ She said, ‘We’ll have to ask my father.’ So we had a seance and Jack Ruby says, ‘Hello!’

…it’s just another one of those things I don’t understand: everyone impresses upon you how unique you are, encouraging you to cultivate your individuality while at the same time trying to squish you and everyone...

If you’re a cannibal, an Olympic sprinter would be considered fast food.

What are you two gay boys doing in there?”Aaand done.–Dex

I had to admit it was adorable. You know, in a unicorns-farting-out-rainbows kind of way that made me want to hurl.

If the retreat house was a trap, it was a very nice one.

I’ve done this sort of thing before. Not prophecies so much, but you’d be surprised how many people want to realign their ancestral lines to seem nobler, or rewrite their family history to remove more...

Ukitambua vitu vya muhimu katika maisha yako hapa duniani na kuvipa kipaumbele cha kwanza, ukatumia kipaji ulichopewa na Mungu na ukafanya kazi kwa bidii na maarifa, halafu ukashindana na wenzako kuwa juu zaidi katika tasnia...

A brick could be used to create a new society, a perfect society, where there is no inequality, there are no laws, and most importantly, there are no people.

We had an unspoken love for one another. Probably because she’d never talk to me or return my phone calls or texts.

A blanket could be used to rob a bank. Guns are so Bonnie and Clyde, but a blanket bank robbery has a certain amount of seduction involved. A blanket has a lot more banging involved...

I wish I had only offered youa sovereign instead of ten pounds. Give me back nine pounds, Jane; I’ve a use for it.”And so have I, sir,’ I returned, putting my hands and my purse...

A blanket could be used to sail with the wind. That wind is provided by my ceiling fan, and my boat is my bed. Why don’t you come over, and I’ll teach you the art...

Exactly.

We were kissing.I thought: This is good.I thought: I am not bad at this kissing. Not bad at all.I thought: I am clearly the greatest kisser in the history of the universe.Suddenly she laughed and...

I know what dissipate means, Arty. I’m not three, for heaven’s sake.

I took a bite of lobster meat with rice. It was quite tasty. ‘Arguing the morality of slaughter will send you into a tailspin of self-loathing every time.’ ‘Unless you’re a vegan.’ ‘Uh-huh. But then...

A blanket could be used to stop gun violence. Make sleep, not war.

A fart in the face is love.

A blanket could be used for anti-population-control purposes. Get naked and get under the blanket and I’ll show you how it works.

The more important the briefing, the fewer the people in the room, toward a limit of -∞

Rather than Dick Tracy characters that you laugh at and find funny but don’t relate to, (you have) real characters, more relatable to the audience.

Do I have to?

I get all kinds of ages, it really does range from silly drunk old men to silly drunk young lads. And the same goes for the females.

Are you suggesting by that ‘our’ that you and I will have mutual grandchildren? Fie, Mrs. Kennedy!

A brick could be slid on a wood floor, like a rolling bowling ball, in an attempt to fill the seconds between swallows of beer.

I don’t want to freeze my eggs. I don’t want to visit a sperm bank. I don’t want to be a single parent, if I have any choice in the matter. I want a nuclear...

Normally I’d run off in the other direction when faced with a man wearing what were essentially pyjamas to work, but this time… well, they matched my boxers.

A brick could be used to deny you your dreams. And a blanket could be used as a gateway to all your dreams.

It was safe to assume he’d not only read the play but then re-read it, cross-referenced the annotations, and probably joined an online chat group called Buds of the Bard or something equally nerdy

And there were carved hearts in the trunks of trees with the initials of couples who felt there was no more romantic thing they could do to celebrate their love than scar the local plant...

A blanket could be used to confuse and disorient. Think of it not as a bed adornment, but as a really big blindfold.

Buzz, buzz, Ellie Bee.

Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!

A blanket could be used to understand Understanding. At least I think so. The process is complicated, and really hard to understand.

I certainly hadn’t expected to walk away from today’s trip with joint custody of a miniature dragon.

All I could determine was that it must have been a nice thing to see if it was a house you were thinking about moving into. But not so nice if it was the house...

A blanket could be used to line the walls of the Love Chamber, to soundproof it so that nobody hears you scream.

Over the road there was a church: a modern gray building, which constantly played a recording of church bells. Strange it was. Why no proper bells? I never went in but I bet it was...

The moment was surreal. A sometimes-autistic young man with two identities lecturing a room full of zombies on feelings and realities.

I claim neither liberalism nor conservatism – one tends to be airheaded while the other tends to be brickheaded.

Normal? I’m not normal enough for you?” Carlos says. “You want this guy instead? Did you notice his hair doesn’t move? That’s not normal. You want to date him again, go ahead. Hell, if you...

Regin the Radiant and Emmaline Troy: ‘Alrighty then, have it your way- you’re on your own… Now, if you come across a leech, no offense, remember your training.”None taken. And would that be the sword...