#eley williams

[radedneko]

A tip (Difficult) for users: when choosing the right word to shout at a departing figure, concentrate on exactly how much your throat can handle. ~'Spins' in Attrib. and Other Stories by Eley Williams

[black-lizard]

The Liar’s Dictionary, Eley Williams

[wannabe-lapelgrabbing-hero]

Peter Winceworth experienced an epiphany midway through his fourth elocution lesson: the best chance he had of conquering his headache would be folding both legs under his chin and rolling straight into Dr. Rochfort-Smith’s blazing hearth.

[citations-en-vrac]

Obsolescence itself was just another beautiful word for a nothinging.

The Liar’s Dictionary - Eley Williams

[citations-en-vrac]

Too precise a meaning erases the mystery of your literature.

The Liar’s Dictionary - Eley Williams

[citations-en-vrac]

Love is often using words like 'maybe' or 'most likely' to soften a blow, or using words like 'like' when really you mean 'indefinitely' and using the word 'definitely' to imply anything can ever be anything other than a suggestion or an impression.

The Liar’s Dictionary - Eley Williams

[citations-en-vrac]

Here's the thing - you carve out a code and mode for yourself at work. The job is not demanding and some of us, many of us, choose to switch off parts of our character, all of our character, just to get through the day.

The Liar’s Dictionary - Eley Williams

[citations-en-vrac]

Every word seems a nonsense until you need it or know more about it.

The Liar’s Dictionary - Eley Williams