Mark

“Did stress bring on early labour? Tara wasn’t sure. She knew that sex and curry apparently did. In the case of her cousin Cheryl, they’d also played a fairly big role in conception.”
― Caimh McDonnell, Bloody Christmas

“I’m not saying I wouldn’t like to see proof of your possession of the full picnic’s worth of sandwiches, but I’m in a weakened enough state to take your word for it.”
― Caimh McDonnell, Bloody Christmas

“It’s like how you could go through your whole life and never meet an unsuccessful parachutist. That didn’t mean they didn’t exist. They did, but only for as long as it took gravity to prove an emphatic point from ten thousand feet.”
― Caimh McDonnell, Bloody Christmas

“You could try being nicer.” “I could. I sometimes do, but it doesn’t work.” I laughed. “Being half thoasa and with a mother like mine, it’s a miracle I’m as nice as I am.” I gave her a toothsome grin, which despite her best efforts, she responded to in kind.”
― K.T. Davies, From Hell's Heart