Falling apart Quote by Laura Hesse

“It looked like a place old ladies might go to die and remain undiscovered until the neighbors noticed a strange smell.”

— Maggie Stiefvater

“Even worse, there was a smell. Musky and warm, like old blood. It made his throat close, and he wanted to wretch.”

— Victor LaValle

“we are houses eaten by rivers because we do not know their smell.”

— Nayyirah Waheed

“...those who had risked everything at a riverbend on a left turn and so discovered a fortune.”

— Michael Ondaatje

“At their very feet had been the river. The boat came breasting out of the mist, and in they stepped. All new things in…

— Eudora Welty

“He was washing his socks. But they were already clean, so I figured I’d help him and wear them for him and get them…

— Jarod Kintz

“They left trails. More secrets. Lies. A clear path, like a wounded animal. Some didn’t drip blood, but they’d still be messy when I…

— Alex Gates

“I could barely breathe as I fled down the steps, like something was stuck in my throat. I couldn't tell what flavor it was;…

— Laura Bickle

“She was all-out, delighted enthusiasm, like a stupid, bubbling stream, and the guy would just cup that in his hands for the hell of…

— Laura Florand

“The sound of carriage wheels and horses was faint,seeming more distant than they actually were. Drops of water clung to the wool of my…

— Alyxandra Harvey

“I took a sip of my drink. It tasted like old horse blankets soaked in urine.”

— Jasper Fforde

“That day, they jumped into the river together. It was hot and nobody needed any clothes.”

— C. JoyBell C