“The girl was kind in a special way; when you spoke to her, she seemed to stop thinking of whatever she been thinking and listened to you altogether.” KindnessListeningListening To OthersAttentivenessListening SkillsAttentiveWaiting To Speak Book:The Player on the Other Side Source: The Player on the Other Side
“He was startled, but there was that about him which made it impossible to show what he felt, an instant and utter reflex of stillness to counteract all outward evidence of surprise, fear, anything.” ExpressionSelf ControlExpressivenessEmotive Book:The Player on the Other Side Source: The Player on the Other Side
“The place smelled male, not the metal-and-soap maleness of a locker room nor the malt-and-sawdust maleness of an old-time corner saloon, but the leather-and-oiled-wood maleness of a city club, as finished and self-consistent as the ash of a fine cigar. At sight of the skirted figure stalking him, the sole visible attendant took refuge behind a showcase; surely a giraffe, were it a male one, would have startled him less.” Swooning Over SentencesPretty ProseMen S WorldGood Ole Boys Book:The Player on the Other Side Source: The Player on the Other Side
“Now, Jehovah, Yahweh, was a member of no Trinity, was represented by no lambs, suffered no little children. He was an almighty vindictive deity. He meddled in individual lives. And He was always right because He was.” GodJehovahYahwehOld Testament God Book:The Player on the Other Side Source: The Player on the Other Side
“Why did people do it? Why this herd curiosity about a street, a house, windows, doors? He was a public servant, the Inspector mused, but there were times when he would enjoy loading all the rubbernecks onto barges and towing them out to sea to be served, with ceremony, to sharks.” EavesdroppingGossipsRubberneckerRubbernecking Book:The Player on the Other Side Source: The Player on the Other Side
“If it pains you to discover that a Nice Man can be a crumbum, Tom, it's life you've got to object to, not Percy in particular.” NicenessTwo Faced PeopleTwo FacednessNice Guy Syndrome Book:The Player on the Other Side Source: The Player on the Other Side