#mrs

People like to think the worst. They like to have hushed gossip sessions and point their fingers at someone's problems that are more obvious than their own. ↗

— Marcia Lynn McClure

#marcia-lynn-mcclure #mrs-wilburn #problems #the-heavenly-surrender #gossip

The first rule of Evernight is that any vampire who seeks sanctuary must be given a place." -Charity ↗

— Claudia Gray

#mrs-bethany #stargazer #charity

Nobody's happy. What's happy? Happiness is over when the lights come on." The older woman poured herself a glass of sangria. "Screw that," she said quietly. "What?" "Screw that. Wash your mouth out. Who taught you that half-assed existential drivel? ↗

— Armistead Maupin

#existentialism

Then I'm a paunchy guy in a room, with a note pinned to his sleeve: "You were alone in the world," it says, "and did a kindness for someone in need. Good for you. Now post this module, and follow this map to the home of Mrs. Ken Schwartz. Care for her with some big money that will come in the mail. Find someone to love. Your heart has never been broken. You've never done anything unforgivable or hurt anyone beyond reparation. Everyone you've ever loved you've treated like gold. ↗

— George Saunders

#offloading-for-mrs-schwartz #home

His face searching the bus windows looked expectant, impatient, and a little anxious. It was a husband's face. Familiar, known, increasing beloved. Mary Ann, I reflected, had an awful lot to learn. And actually, I reflected, I wouldn't be in her shoes right now for all the flowers in Bermuda...having it all to learn again. ↗

— Ann Head

#marriage #mr-and-mrs-bo-jo-jones #love

And although we adore men individually, we agree that as a group they're rather stupid. ↗

— Richard M. Sherman

#mrs-banks #suffrage #men

Mrs Woolf's complaint should be addressed to her creator, who made her, rather than me. ↗

— Cecil Beaton

#complaint #creator #her #made #me

When I was a child I used to read books by Gerald Durrell, who founded Jersey Zoo. He had a job collecting animals for zoos and for a long time that is what I wanted to do. Later when I was a teenager I had a fantastic English teacher called Mrs. Stafford. Her enthusiasm made me decide to be a writer. ↗

— Melvin Burgess

#called #child #collecting #decide #english

When I was to come to Washington the first time as Music Director of the Boston Symphony, Mrs. Johnson phoned us to find out if they could give us a party and who we would like to meet. ↗

— Erich Leinsdorf

#come #could #director #find #first

The Green Man has also become synonymous with Cernunnos, the Celtic horned God, often portrayed in Celtic art as part man, part stag, who roams the greenwood wild and free. He is a character of strength and power, but often sadly mistaken for the devil by the Christian fraternity due to his horned appearance. ↗

— Carole Carlton

#carole-carlton #celtic-hroned-good #cernunnos #imbolc #irish-celts