“At 9:15 on Thursday morning, June 4, while Jordan Delreese was bludgeoning his two young children to death, I was sitting in… — John Dufresne Copy Share Image
“I never really wanted to die. But I followed through anyway. The pain in my heart was excruciating, and death was beautiful.” — Rae Hachton Copy Share Image
“Awakened by a thousand dogs, a passing truck, the tailspin of a poisoned mosquito (or, perhaps, merely the silence of my dreams),… — Richard Calder Copy Share Image
“They have said that we owe allegiance to Safety, that he is our Red Cross who will provide us with ointment and… — Janet Frame Copy Share Image
“I am damned,' thinks Bunny Munro in a sudden moment of self-awareness reserved for those who are soon to die.” — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
“After killing the red-haired man, I took myself off to Quinn’s for an oyster supper.” — Michael Cox Copy Share Image
“When my cousin Anil-da started telling us what he’d heard at the market about the groom’s family, at my aunt Moina-pehi’s wedding… — Aruni Kashyap Copy Share Image
“Small, inquisitive and solitary, the only child of an only son, growing up in rented lodgings or hotel rooms, constantly on the… — Hilary Spurling Copy Share Image
“Dorothy Parker once said: I require three things in a man. He must be handsome, ruthless, and stupid.” Upon delivering this Dot… — Marie Wilson Copy Share Image
“Not to every young girl is it given to enter the harem of the Sultan of Turkey and return to her homeland… — Dorothy Dunnett Copy Share Image
