Clockwatching Quotes & Sayings

I thought you said something about a wolf' I began.
'Yes. That black beast that gnaws at my bones whenever he gets a chance. He loiters in corners and behind doors most of the time, because he's afraid of these.' She indicated the white pills on the table beside her. 'But they don't last forever. It's nearly twelve and they are wearing off. He is sniffing at my neck. By half past he will be digging his teeth and claws in. Until one, when I can take another tablet and he will have to return to his corner. We are always clockwatching, he and I. He pounces five minutes earlier every day. But I cannot take my tablets five minutes early. That stays the same. — Diane Setterfield

If you ever think of takin' off, if you ever get scared enough at what I do for a living that you decide you can't hack it, then you best think again because unless what we have turns shit like everything else in my life, I'm not ever letting you go. — Kristen Ashley

I didn't like horses when I was a kid. — Mary Gaitskill

The head coach is the chemist. — Jeffrey Lurie

It is hard to see anything as true as saying nothing. — Marty Rubin

The animal kingdom has nothing else like this column of flesh and bone always in danger of toppling, this proud unsteady tower. — Rebecca Solnit

I think they've met before," she finally said.
"Who? Thibault and the loser? — Nicholas Sparks

Because love was not the answer to every question. Because real love meant sacrifice. Sometimes love means letting go. — Melissa De La Cruz

You put on a pair of Louboutins and the world changes colour. — Rossy De Palma

I'd always tried to resist playing the supervirility thing. I liked showing the vulnerability of age. — Clint Eastwood

You never have to get up at 6 am, if you don't want to get up at 6 am. — Jamie Linden