I drank the coffee, and then I wanted a cigarette. But I wasn’t sure if I should smoke, under the circumstances—in Mother’s presence. I thought it over; really, it didn’t seem to matter, so I offered the keeper a cigarette, and we both smoked.
Lunahas quoted5 months ago
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter.
Aljean Jhade Loteriñahas quoted5 months ago
Still, I had an idea he looked annoyed, and I said, without thinking: “Sorry, sir, but it’s not my fault, you know.”
Christopher Hermogeneshas quoted6 months ago
I agreed it wasn’t a bad plan; it would punish her, all right.
Christopher Hermogeneshas quoted6 months ago
Every time there’s a death here, they’re in a nervous state for two or three days
ziggy73has quoted3 years ago
It was such a new experience, being a focus of interest; in the ordinary way no one ever paid much attention to me.
ziggy73has quoted3 years ago
I felt as I hadn’t felt for ages. I had a foolish desire to burst into tears. For the first time I’d realized how all these people loathed me.
channamihas quoted13 hours ago
They were so much absorbed in their thoughts that they didn’t know what they were up to
channamihas quoted13 hours ago
For a moment I had an absurd impression that they had come to sit in judgment on me.
channamihas quoted13 hours ago
Night had fallen very quickly; all of a sudden, it seemed, the sky went black above the skylight.