#eaten

I became the unnatural son of a few score of beaten men. ↗

— Neal Cassady

#became #few #i #men #score

I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch me box. ↗

— Barry McGuigan

#bring #came #feel #i #importantly

I finally found my way to the Really Restricted Section, where they keep the kind of books most scholars aren't even supposed to know exist. I knocked on the closed door, said the proper passwords, and the door opened before me. I walked in, and the ghost of the Head Librarian, a thin, dusty presence, with dark eyes and a disapproving look, appeared before me, blocking my way. (He had been eaten by a book, then brought back by the other books, apparently because they approved of him. Because even though he didn't have much time for people, he loved books.) ↗

— Simon R. Green

#eaten-by-a-book #forbidden-books #ghosts #librarians #libraries

Often, city fathers blamed prostitutes for the disease, and some threatened to brand their cheeks with hot iron if they did not desist from their vices. ↗

— Peter Lewis Allen

#brand #cheeks #city #desist #did

Punk was originally about creating new, important, energetic music that would hopefully threaten the status quo and the stupidity of the 1970s. ↗

— Jello Biafra

#creating #energetic #hopefully #important #music

When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble. ↗

— Barbara Taylor Bradford

#attract #feels #man #strong #strong woman