Oh how I hate people! Author: Mervyn Peake Copy Quote More from Mervyn Peake “She and her sister were dressed in purple, with gold buckles at their throats b…” “I know she’ll hate him. She likes to be the only one, you know. She likes to dr…” “Swelter's eyes meet those of his enemy, and never has there held between four g…” “Lingering is so very lonely when one lingers all alone.”