“You’re like Marilyn Monroe,’ Ken tells me, which I take as a compliment and say a nervous “Thank You”. Interrupting, he adds, ‘You’re all velvet and Velcro. Men want you because you’re sexy and broken and when it gets too rough they can say “Hey! This toy is broken!” and toss you aside without feeling bad.” MenWantFeelingsBrokenAddSexyNervousHeyRoughComplimentToysTossVelvetFeeling BadInterruptingVelcro Author:Emma Forrest
“And I can promise you something, because it was a thing I saw many years later - a vision in the book thief herself - that as she knelt next to Hans Hubermann, she watched him stand and play the accordion. He stood and strapped it on in the alps of broken houses and played the accordion with kindness silver eyes and even a cigarette slouched on his lips. The bellows breathed and the tall man played for Liesel Meminger one last time as the sky was slowly taken away from her.” MenYearsI CanBookPlayEyeLastsNextHouseVisionKindnessTakenSawsSkyBrokenPromiseLipsSilverTallThievesCigaretteLast TimeAccordionsAlpsLieselLiesel Meminger Author:Markus Zusak
“In the days when hyenas of hate suckle the babes of men, and jackals of hypocrisy pimp their mothers’ broken hearts, may children not look to demons of ignorance for hope.” MenLooksHeartMayChildrenMotherHateIgnoranceBrokenDemonHypocrisyBabePresidential ElectionPimpJackalsHyenas Book:Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry Source: Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry
“He was tall, thin, and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt. He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak that swept the ground, and high-heeled, buckled boots. His blue eyes were light, bright, and sparkling behind half-moon spectacles and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice. This man's name was Albus Dumbledore.” MenLongEnoughLightEyeNamesBehindsHalfJudgingHairBrokenMoonBlueNosesSilverTallBootsPurpleBeltsBeardCrookedBlue EyesCloaksRobesSparklingSpectaclesHalf Moon Author:J. K. Rowling