Showing posts with label favorite lines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label favorite lines. Show all posts

Monday, March 10, 2008

Favorite Lines

"The grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence. Sometimes it's poison ivy."
--Dear Abby, Feb 24, 2008


  • Story in progress: Slashed
  • Current Song: Tear You Apart by She Wants Revenge
  • Reason for Not Writing: reading archives of the local paper... i love history, espeically local history!

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Favorite Lines

"Miss Fromsett gave me a sweet sad smile and I gave it back to her in the form of an obscene leer. I ate another cigarette and more time staggered by." --Lady in the Lake, Raymond Chandler.

I think the unusual verbs are the best part. As a word-nerd, that sort of word play gets me everytime. I think the word choices are seriously part of what makes crime noir what it is.
  • Last story finished: Summer Highs
  • Reason for not writing: working far too many hours
  • Current song: Schism, by Tool