#utter

She lowered her lashes until they almost cuddled her cheeks and slowly raised them again, like a theatre curtain. I was to get to know that trick. That was supposed to make me roll over on my back with all four paws in the air. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#seduction #seduction

Do you know, it's really hard to be a parent. I blame it on Santa Claus. You spend so long making sure your kid doesn't know he's fake that you can't tell when you're supposed to stop." "Mom, I found you and Calla wrapping my presents when I was, like, six." "It was a metaphor, Blue." "A metaphor's supposed to clarify by providing an example. That didn't clarify." "Do you know what I mean or not?" "What you mean is that you're sorry you didn't tell me about Butternut." Maura glowered at the door as if Calla stood behind it. "I wish you wouldn't call him that." "If you'd been the one to tell me about him, then I wouldn't be using what Calla told me." "Fair enough. ↗

— Maggie Stiefvater

#butternut #lol #maura #raven-boys #santa-claus

I'm a complete and utter busker. ↗

— Bryan Adams

#i #utter

And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin. ↗

— Aeschylus

#free #free will #happiness #his #just

A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house. ↗

— Aeschylus

#god #guilt #house #implants #mortal

People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They're not afraid when they get to the end of the word. There's just regret. ↗

— Laurie Anderson

#beginning #end #get #just #only

All the times I've been lucky enough to be a part of a show that's actually gotten on the air, it's always that same mixture of excitement and utter fear. ↗

— J. J. Abrams

#air #always #been #enough #excitement

It is up to you to decide that this has lasted long enough, that our boys are dying to serve no British interest but for the interests of a small clique of utterly unscrupulous men. ↗

— John Amery

#clique #decide #dying #enough #interest

On the whole, I think women wear too much and are to fussy. You can't see the person for all the clutter. ↗

— Julie Andrews

#clutter #fussy #i #i think #much

A slice of hot, buttered toast is the perfect meal. It's not too much and not too little, and it gives you just the right buzz. ↗

— Naveen Andrews

#buzz #gives #hot #just #little