"One of the good things about never going anywhere is that nothing ever happens"

"One of the good things about never going anywhere is that nothing ever happens" - Shake! by Yvonne Roberts

"Nothing wrong in that, is there?"

"Nothing wrong in that, is there?" - Shake! by Yvonne Roberts

"I've a good mind to have you bloody prosecuted. I could do you in court"

"I've a good mind to have you bloody prosecuted. I could do you in court" - Shake! by Yvonne Roberts

"Don't be cross. Promise you won't be cross?"

"Don't be cross. Promise you won't be cross?" - Shake! by Yvonne Roberts

"I used to think that love would sort me out"

"I used to think that love would sort me out" - Shake! by Yvonne Roberts

"Instead she pretends she is a child again and the world is black and white"

"Instead she pretends she is a child again and the world is black and white" - Shake! by Yvonne Roberts

"He sometimes goes off without telling anyone"

"He sometimes goes off without telling anyone" - Shake! by Yvonne Roberts

"I'm not used to being turned down. Not used to that at all"

"I'm not used to being turned down. Not used to that at all" - Shake! by Yvonne Roberts

"I wish I had a house that was all mine"

"I wish I had a house that was all mine" - Shake! by Yvonne Roberts

"The pleasure his presence in her life gives her has yet to wane"

"The pleasure his presence in her life gives her has yet to wane" - Shake! by Yvonne Roberts

"See the world. Change it."

"See the world. Change it." - Shake! by Yvonne Roberts

"He briefly closes his eyes and imagines smashing his fist into the nearest wall"

"He briefly closes his eyes and imagines smashing his fist into the nearest wall" - Shake! by Yvonne Roberts

"She resembles one of those dolls that never blink"

"She resembles one of those dolls that never blink" - Shake! by Yvonne Roberts

"She closed her eyes, then looked again"

"She closed her eyes, then looked again" - A History of Insects by Yvonne Roberts

"Her knees were grubby and she looked even thinner than usual"

"Her knees were grubby and she looked even thinner than usual" - A History of Insects by Yvonne Roberts

"No steam rose from the surface of the water"

"No steam rose from the surface of the water" - A History of Insects by Yvonne Roberts

"It had been a difficult and unsettling night"

"It had been a difficult and unsettling night" - A History of Insects by Yvonne Roberts

"We were inferior, therefore our history didn't matter"

"We were inferior, therefore our history didn't matter" - A History of Insects by Yvonne Roberts

"It was the rattling that woke her"

"It was the rattling that woke her" - A History of Insects by Yvonne Roberts

"The band of children following them grew louder"

"The band of children following them grew louder" - A History of Insects by Yvonne Roberts