"There was nothing I could offer"

"There was nothing I could offer" - Honor by Tessa Hadley

"A blast of wind blowing through space, icy clean"

"A blast of wind blowing through space, icy clean" - Honor by Tessa Hadley

"The only outward sign of crisis was the fact that they were drinking sherry"

"The only outward sign of crisis was the fact that they were drinking sherry" - Honor by Tessa Hadley

"I didn't want there to be any silences out of which ugly truths might tumble"

"I didn't want there to be any silences out of which ugly truths might tumble" - Honor by Tessa Hadley

"I can remember being flooded with happiness once"

"I can remember being flooded with happiness once" - Honor by Tessa Hadley

" 'See! See!' he says, and she does see"

" 'See! See!' he says, and she does see" - Axis by Alice Munro

"There's something I want to be sure to show you"

"There's something I want to be sure to show you" - Axis by Alice Munro

"She has stared out of windows more"

"She has stared out of windows more" - Axis by Alice Munro

"I suppose you're quite a stranger to farm life"

"I suppose you're quite a stranger to farm life" - Axis by Alice Munro

"A bus would come eventually, and take them north"

"A bus would come eventually, and take them north" - Axis by Alice Munro

"There are many things I remember of this time"

"There are many things I remember of this time" - Just Kids by Patti Smith

"The merry-go-round was slowing down"

"The merry-go-round was slowing down" - Just Kids by Patti Smith

"Or maybe I was seeing a little too clearly"

"Or maybe I was seeing a little too clearly" - Just Kids by Patti Smith

"It seemed as if the whole of the world was slowly being stripped of innocence"

"It seemed as if the whole of the world was slowly being stripped of innocence" - Just Kids by Patti Smith

"The whole place had the fragrance of oolong"

"The whole place had the fragrance of oolong" - Just Kids by Patti Smith

"Gone fishing"

"Will be back around Feb 14th" - Gone fishing by Martina :-)

"I wandered the halls seeking its spirits, dead or alive"

"I wandered the halls seeking its spirits, dead or alive" - Just Kids by Patti Smith

"Why should I take the long road?"

"Why should I take the long road?" - Just Kids by Patti Smith

"It was hot in the city, but I still wore my raincoat"

"It was hot in the city, but I still wore my raincoat" - Just Kids by Patti Smith