“His hands struck her any hour of the day, like hands that strike a clock, whether early, whether late; they strike, they strike.”
“My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.”
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
“The clock strikes off the hollow half-hours of all the life that is left to you, one by one.”
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. It was the future, and everything sucked.”
“Our living room had a clock in it that used to clear its throat before striking the hours. He is that harrumphing.”