Lissa Evans Quotes & Sayings

she was a stranger to lists, a martyr to panic and whim. — Lissa Evans

Hobbies are for people who don't read books, — Lissa Evans

Thou God, seest me, she thought; it had been the text on the wall in the outside lav when she was a girl, and it always made her think of carbolic, and drains. — Lissa Evans

Donald crouched down, purple commas punctuating his vision, his windpipe feeling as if someone had shoved a flue-brush down it. — Lissa Evans

I'll just hang upside down from the wire banana and throw bags of flour at the librarians. — Lissa Evans

Thank God I found you. I'd been doing some praying so maybe it works sometimes. — Lissa Evans

What are "whinwans"?' 'Have you never heard that word before?' 'No.' 'That's a first. I suppose it means the creeps.' 'What's its origin?' 'I've no idea, it's just what people say round here. Tell you what, that can be your next bit of homework.' 'The etymology of "whinwan"?' She nodded. 'Discuss.' She gave him a sidelong glance. 'You're smiling. — Lissa Evans