Humor Quote by Mary Roberts Rinehart

“We weren't so much oil and vinegar as a lit match and napalm.”

— Lola Dodge

“It smelled like Lysol and desperation.”

— Rachel Caine

“Mrs. Hill had changed Lyddie’s nappies, wiped her snotty nose, had nursed her through colic”

— Jo Baker

“I took the plug out of the chemical bath of lust that my wits were soaking in and waited for it to empty. I…

— John Dolan

“There weren't enough espresso in the world to wash the sour taste of betrayal out of my mouth.”

— Aldous Mercer

“She felt faintly embarrassed by the sheer profusion of things she had for putting in baths, but she was for some reason incapable of…

— Douglas Adams

“Michelle, who was never one to mope around and mince words, had told her to 'take a concrete pill and harden the fuck up'…

— Sibylla Matilde

“One could tolerate an acid tongue for a time when the owner of it was so very pretty.”

— Julie Anne Long

“Her mouth tasted of smoke and toothpaste and something feety that made my blood flare”

— john Banville

“The stuff was like nitric acid, and moreover, in swallowing it one had the sensation of being hit on the back of the head…

— George Orwell

“I put her burnt bones into my mouth and swallowed them whole.”

— Cheryl Strayed

“I had a pain in my neck from sleeping funny, at least five hours’ worth of homework, and a newfound realization that woman cannot…

— Ally Carter