extract from “pretty, pretty but i know not how.” hilda hiar (1882)

“if you’re going to insist on being coy, you should at least wear make-up.  no one will fall in love with a quiet girl if she doesn’t apply eyeliner.”

“Uncovered 75 years ago, my libido was like a firework with the fuse pulled out.” Ashley Lark

william’s last words – manic street preachers

for tiffany and everyone like her.

in a world without pity....do you think what i'm asking's too much?

extract from “reminders” by hazel una (1979)

“after five miles, gleeson fell into a rhythm his body had not known before.

in the days when he would, at most, walk from place to place, all but the slightest movements presented him with great emotional difficulty. it was as though he resented his muscles for remembering their strength after unknown periods of inactivity.

now his body had begun to take over and his thoughts, which had always stirred like lazy housecats, slumped down in their chairs and fell asleep.

he may have long since passed his point of potential physical excellence but gleeson had only just been introduced to physcial brilliance.”

extract from “keep your hands to yourself” by simon phillips (1991)

“i kept her phone number because i liked the way it looked. i had no idea that she wanted to see me undress. what’s the use? my hands are tied by virtually every impulse i have. i could give you my trousers now but you’ll never be more than a friend.

still, i insist on a level of intimacy that even i can’t justify. it’s almost as though i see no connection at all between presence and touch. think of me as a prison guard.”

so you see, i couldn’t stop even if i wanted to.

somedays i feel like there's nothing i couldn't do...but mostly i just feel lonely.

“i came in from the mountain” roddy woomble (2006)

at times like this...i wish i could be more sincere.

extract from the diary of dora drever (1904)

“i know i should give up now. they say love can never blossom between a twelve-foot killing machine from the future and a leopard with zebra stripes, especially one whose alredy in a relationship. but i gave up on the last one so my sense of fairness won’t let me be so hard on myself this time.”

i admire the resilience of your mirror

let's get married. not now but when i'm too old to care that i don't like you.

this is not a joke

what did the seagull say to his octopus wife?

“i miss my life on the shore”