Spooled Quotes

#1. It was as though their life, thought Frances, were being mercilessly spooled back on to a reel; or as if, one by one, the stitches that had fastened them together were being unpicked.

Sarah Waters

#2. Happiness is never there to stay [ ... ] Happiness is merely a respite offered by inquietude.

Andre Maurois

#3. After all the love was lost, Claire wanted him to die, but he was happy that she still wants something from him.

Anonymous

#4. Rock n' roll was a kid when I was a kid.

Salman Rushdie

#5. I have 2 weapons; my arms, my legs and my brain.

Michael Vick

#6. The second day of a diet is always easier than the first. By the second day you're off it.

Jackie Gleason

#7. Why do you hurt me? What more do you want?" she asked, tears shining in her eyes.
"Power over you, little one," he said, smiling. "What does any man want but that? It is something in the blood of every one of us. We would all be a tyrant if we could.

Conn Iggulden

#8. If you are able to stop feeling sorry for yourself, and to contribute to the betterment of this world and of those around us, you will experience a high that is beyond my ability to express.

Frederick Lenz

#9. Confidence is nothing more than believing in yourself, and believing in yourself is about doing the things you once didn't believe you could do

Steven Aitchison