#irritation

I don't have pet peeves like some people. I have whole kennels of irritation. ↗

— Whoopi Goldberg

#irritation #pet-peeves #pets

Girls marry for love. Boys marry because of a chronic irritation that causes them to gravitate in the direction of objects with certain curvilinear properties. ↗

— Ashley Montagu

#causes #certain #chronic #direction #gravitate

All the Kamals were fluent in irritation. They loved each other but were almost always annoyed by each other, in ways that were both generalised and existential (why is he like that?) and also highly specific (how hard is it to remember to put the top back on the yoghurt?). ↗

— John Lanchester

#irritation #love #relationships #family

Goodwin scowled at her cup. "With all due respect, my lord, I hate it when you make sense. ↗

— Tamora Pierce

#respect