Just before his lips reached hers, she jerked her head back to whip it forward into his nose. A kiss. Distinct cracking sounded.With his nose pouring blood, he squeezed her upper arms, Holly, what th...

Karen was cuddling her favourite stuffed animal, a mint-green toy deer which she called Annabelle. Sometimes Jesse wondered about this… Karen loved the taste of venison and couldn’t wait to shoot her...

Our herd may roam, but we all know where is home.

People only worry about the uncanny for about a week; that's the end of their attention span. After that, suspicions turn into shtick.

Poverty of young men alone behind thestairways, who practicealchemy inside bottle caps, who knowthe altruism of a last syringe.

Purple light passed over the paper, but nothing happened.Next! Amy said. She was sure the man in black was going to burst in on them any second.Whoa! Dan said.Amy gripped his arm. You found it?No, but...

In the meantime, there is not an hour to lose. I am about to visit the public library.

Inside, upstairs, where the planes are met, the spaces are long and low and lined in tasteful felt gray like that cocky stewardess's cap and filled with the kind of music you become aware of only when...

International big business has made revolutions before now to safeguard its interests. At one time it made them … in the name of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. Now, with Socialism to fight, it make...

It didn't excuse what he'd done. Even if he'd...saved me-I choked on the word-from having to refuse Tamlin. Having to explain.

It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, b...

It might do wonders for your marriage, Amelia continued. It’s lovely to talk to your husband after you’ve been to bed together. They just lie there feeling grateful and say yes to everything. - Amelia...

It took seven languages to make me; it would have been nice if I could have spoken just one. But I couldn't, so he leaned down and kissed me.

Is it true? he said. They're saying all down the train that Harry Potter's in this compartment. So it's you, is it?Yes, said Harry. He was looking at the other boys. Both of were thickset and looked l...

It becomes more and more difficult to avoid the idea of black men as subjects of not just racial profiling but of an insidious form of racial obliteration sanctioned by silence.

Relegated as he was to a corner and as though sheltered behind the billiard table, the soldiers, their eyes fixed upon Enjolras, had not even noticed Grantaire, and the sergeant was preparing to repea...

Religion mattered at a deep level, which must help to explain why none of these people went over to Islam; but in most cases it did not direct their lives, nor did it prevent some of them from cultiva...

SCORPIUS: We send a memory — like a Pensieve — stand over him and send a message, hope he reaches for the memory at exactly the right moment. I mean, it’s unlikely, but . . . Stand over the baby — and...

She had dreamed some brilliant dreams during the past winter and now they lay in the dust around her. In her present mood of self-disgust, she could not immediately begin dreaming again. And she disco...

She had no idea how George delighted in her funny ways, or watched her through the window as she stood outside, finishing an apple or nibbling sunflower seeds. She did not register his glances, his qu...