“ She sometimes takes her little brother for a walk round this way, explained Bingo. I thought we would meet her and bow, and you could see her, you know, and then we would walk on.Of course, I said, th… P. G. Wodehouse
“ Never trust a man who sits, uninvited, at the head of the table in another man's home. Cecelia Ahern
“ Look at Columbus, or Magellan: looking back, historians call you an explorer, but at the time, you‘re just lost. Sean Stewart
“ It was the American middle class. No one's house cost more than two or three year's salary, and I doubt the spread in annual wages (except for the osteopath) exceeded more than five thousand dollars.… Michael Francis Moore
“ It was an operation that Dr. Maturin had carried out at sea before, always in the fullest possible light and therefore on deck, and many of them had seen him do so. Patrick O'Brian
“ In their effort to divorce language and experience, deconstructionist critics remind me of middle-class parents who do not allow their children to play in the street. Charles Simic
“ In the temple, I sit on the cool floor next to Grandfather, beneath the stern benevolence of the goddess's glance. Grandfather is clad in only a traditional silk dhoti--no fancy modern clothes for him… Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
“ I couldn't even see that woman because I have blinders on when you are around, and every single thought in my head is about you. Carolyn Brown
“ I am still not used to being the possessor of such a grand title. I believe I shall have to start wearing a purple satin turban and carrying a lorgnette. Mary Balogh
“ His alarm clock ticked by the head of the bed. He gazed at its whitish face, the hands both drawing downward. There were no clocks, there. There were no hours. It was not the river of time flowing tha… Ursula K. Le Guin
“ Greed has no mouth,but swallows many. Love has no hands,but touches many. Hope has no feet,but carries many. Despair has no teeth,but devours many. Envy has no mouth, but swallows many. Compassion has… Matshona Dhliwayo
“ Elspeth reached up a tentative hand to comfort him, palming the cheek that wasn’t covered with woad.He wrapped an arm around her waist and tugged her closer. Her lips parted. His tongue swept in. Her… Connie Mason
“ Diana, he murmured in her ear, licking. Diana, you are everything I’ve ever wanted and shall never have.Tears pricked at her eyes and she opened her mouth to sob.That’s it, he said. Weep for me. Bear… Elizabeth Hoyt
“ Beckendorf walked up with his helmet under his arm. 'She likes you, man.''Sure,' I muttered. 'She likes me for target practice.''Nah, they always do that. A girl starts trying to kill you, you know sh… Rick Riordan
“ At other times, at the edge of a wood, especially at dusk, the trees themselves would assume strange shapes: sometimes they were arms rising heavenwards, , or else the trunk would twist and turn like… Gustave Flaubert
“ Appalling things can happen to children. And even a happy childhood is filled with sadnesses. Is there any other period in your life when you hate your best friend on Monday and love them again on Tue… Mark Haddon
“ After our negotiations were completed, the dome would be imploded and launched toward the nearest black hole, so that none of its atoms would ever contaminate this particular universe again. I thought… John Scalzi
