Lockie Quotes & Sayings

Poets yearn, of course, to be published, read, and understood, but they do little, if anything, to set themselves above the common herd and the daily grind. — Wislawa Szymborska

My first impulse, when presented with any spanking-new piece of computer hardware, is to imagine how it will look in ten years' time, gathering dust under a card table in a thrift shop. — William Gibson

That specific remedy for the worldwide epidemic of depression is a gift called the blues. — Kurt Vonnegut

We haven't been strangers since I pulled you out of the slave quarters to train you as a soldier. — Susan Ee

I'm not looking for the perfect man. I'm looking for the man whose imperfections I can put up with. — Devon Ashley

During the course of many years I have observed that a great number of doctors, lawyers, and important businessmen make a habit of visiting a chess club during the late afternoon or evening to relax and find relief from the preoccupations of their work. — Jose Raul Capablanca

For every tear drop you cry, I will turn them into rainbows... So the world can see you for who you really are and that is a beautiful star! — Linda J. Wolff

Do not use that foreign word 'ideals.' We have that excellent native word 'lies.' — Henrik Ibsen

A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can't do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do. — Chuck Norris

Lockie stood with his arms by his sides as she ran her hands over his hair and squeezed his arms. Tina could see how uncomfortable Lockie felt at being touched. Margie hugged him again and again. She didn't notice Lockie's face or she would have stopped. When Margie stood up she was crying. Pete, meanwhile, was watching Tina.
'Start talking,' he said to her and Tina could see he had already decided who was to blame for Lockie's disappearance.
'Her name's Tina,' said Lockie. 'She saved me. Can you take us home, Pete?'
Pete looked at Lockie. 'You know I will, Lockie, but first - '
'Please, Pete,' said Lockie. 'Can you just take us home?'
'Oh god,' said Margie. 'Doug and Sarah - we have to call them. We have to let them know.' She kept touching Lockie, on his head, on his arms and on his back. Tina could see Lockie wince. People wouldn't know that they needed to be careful when they touched him. Some touches can make you feel sick. — Nicole Trope

When you've been around as long as me, Lucy, you'll know that there are three types of sex ... One - brand-new, kitchen-table sex. Two - bedroom sex. Then number three - hallway sex, when you pass each other in the hallway and say 'Fuck you.' - Lockie — Kathy Lette

There is a treasure in the heart of every man if you can only find it — Winston Churchill

Most dreams are also part reality (otherwise we wouldn't believe them), and reality happens to be a condition that gives you plenty of chances through your life to rise to-no, soar through-the occasion. — Leigh Newman

Woo! It's so cold, I think we may be twin sisters now, he said through rattling teeth. — Chris Colfer