“When I married Mr. Right, I didn’t realize his first name was ALWAYS.” — Jill Kargman Copy Share Image
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“I wanted to be ready. I had thought I was ready. I really believed I was ready. That is, until the milk… — Kathryn Michaels Copy Share Image
“Peck prided herself on being well-mannered, often to the point of rudeness.” — Danielle Ganek Copy Share Image
In high school I was drawn to the study of literature, poetry Shakespeare, contemporary fiction, drama, you name it - I read… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Thank God there are places with sounds that make me cry from beauty, not from pain.” — Stasia Ward Kehoe Copy Share Image
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“sametimes people don't understand the promises they're making when they make them” — John Green Copy Share Image
“Still speaking over me,' she says, meeting my eyes and scoffing. 'You are still that worthless little girl.” — Rebecca Berto Copy Share Image
“How'd you know that would help, Grandma? Used to have a regular who had attacks like that all the time. Poor guy.… — Jennifer LeBlanc Copy Share Image
“Somewhere, a rattlesnake strike makes the dance begin. Three hawks float in the light blue sky overhead. Crows caw and the sweet… — Hunter S. Jones Copy Share Image
“Perhaps forgiveness wasn’t a singular event, but a progression, or better, a dance that took some figuring before you could perform the… — Bonnie Grove Copy Share Image
“Husband . . . Father . . .” her mom mocked. “You think it’s the same man. But war slices people open.… — Slava Pilotoff Copy Share Image
“I need to make myself strong on the inside instead of what is on the outside. I know all of this, but… — Piper Caleb Copy Share Image
“ “Faith is what’s wrong with the world, Aidan. Or don’t you follow the news?” “That’s not faith,” he says. “That’s the… — Cyma Rizwaan Khan Copy Share Image
I don't like to read contemporary fiction while writing - I need a sense of isolation, a kind of silence, and I… — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
“Call Stella 'Trash Can Girl' again and I'll beat the h--- out of you. In fact, call her or anyone else anything… — Katie McGarry Copy Share Image
American Morons is the work of an original. Like Hitchcock or Ramsey Campbell, the style is precise, alert, and well-mannered, inviting us… — Dennis Etchison Copy Share Image
“His jaw was clenched. His breathing became labored, like he was carrying something heavy. She watched the muscles in his throat working,… — Isobel Irons Copy Share Image
“I was just trying to demonstrate to the students of Rowland University that Rowland University was not infinite. It had taken me… — Jon Woodson Copy Share Image
“Maybe we choose to stay in a constant state of ignorance as a protective instinct — maybe I was just in denial.… — Piper Caleb Copy Share Image
“Staring over him in the dim light of a side lamp, my tired eyes traced along the path of faint, yet emerging,… — Jodi LaPalm Copy Share Image
“I sit on a foldaway chair at the lakeside, sipping hot cocoa and admiring the sunset behind distant clouds, pondering my next… — I.J. Sarfeh Copy Share Image
“An elegantly crafted novel, "The Reluctant First Lady" clearly documents author Venita Ellick as an exceptionally accomplished writer able to skillfully weave… — Midwest Book Review August 2013 Copy Share Image
One of my favourite contemporary fiction writers is a Texan, Ben Fountain. His extraordinary novel, Billy Lynn's Long Half-Time Walk, all takes… — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
“She had been lying there, facedown in the water long before the tide had turned at 3.04 that morning. Her eyes were… — A.J. Waines Copy Share Image
“Shortly before school started, I moved into a studio apartment on a quiet street near the bustle of the downtown in one… — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“...We were pulling into the next station, when the woman suddenly got to her feet and made a move to squeeze past… — A.J. Waines Copy Share Image
“She felt the cold blast from the sterile air conditioning on her bare arms and thighs, as she ambled down the center… — Jess C Scott Copy Share Image
“I’m really enjoying my solitude after feeling trapped by my family, friends and boyfriend. Just then I feel like making a resolution.… — Anjali Kirpalani Copy Share Image
“Which is probably one of the reasons those of us who love contemporary fiction love it as we do. We’re alone with… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
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