“The sleepy like to make excuses.”
“And he didn't get tired or sleepy, for the beauty burned in him like fire.”
“They were black like a lizard's and very large and, like the eyes of a lizard, could sometimes look sleepy.”
“You know, they say when someone keeps making excuses to say your name it means they like you.”
“Excuse me?’ she spat, and as Dougie and Celia always pointed out, it didn’t matter that Neve never swore because she could make ‘Excuse me?’ sound like ‘Go fuck yourself.”
“The weak makes excuses, the strong makes changes.”