In all feats of fire-eating it should be noted that the head is thrown well back, so that the flame may pass… — Harry Houdini Copy Share Image
Here was my first lesson on the resolutely maintained untidiness and ill-health of the English upper orders. In baggy evening dress and… — Clive James Copy Share Image
“Toward nightfall, Khrenov’s temperature had risen. The thermometer was warm, alive—the column of mercury climbed high on the little red ladder. For… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
“Our necessity. Our open mouth Where bread Goes in And dreams Come out.” — Roberto Bolaño Copy Share Image
“The other presented in far more abstract form: an only vaguely human figure, the space where its head should have been was… — William Gibson Copy Share Image
“Streets closed, emptied by force Guns at corners with open mouths and eyes Memory speaks: You cannot live on me alone you… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
She would try to relieve the pain of love by first roughly rubbing her dry lips against mine; then my darling would… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
I haven’t had the chance to look at too many men’s faces up close. And I noticed how his skin was thicker… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share Image
Darwin's theory is as dead as he is. Everyone is surviving, fit or not. Years ago, any kid dumb enough to chase… — Lenny Bruce Copy Share Image
“A fly sneaks into the heavy hush of the room. Lands on the man’s forehead. Hesitant. Uncertain. Wanders over his wrinkles, licks… — Atiq Rahimi Copy Share Image
Foolishness pours out of an open mouth.... but wisdom sneaks in through the ears.... — Gail Z. Martin Copy Share Image
“She wasn't absolutely sure who kissed whom this time. Maybe it was gravity tilting, stars exploding. It felt like it.... She gasped… — Rachel Caine Copy Share Image
“He’d wanted to do it this way, little more than an ambush, so his father wouldn’t have time to prepare pretty speeches.… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“As is always the case with a thoroughly attractive woman, her defect—the shortness of her upper lip and her half-open mouth—seemed to… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“[Rome], who was formerly the gate of heaven, is now a sort of open mouth of hell.” — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The white May blossom swooned slowly into the open mouth of the grave. — John Banville Copy Share Image
“A small insect, clearly suffering from acute depression, decided that my open mouth was the ideal route for a suicide mission. With… — Barry Jonsberg Copy Share Image
“Master Nathaniel looked at him. The fixed stare, the slightly-open mouth, the rigid motionless body, fettered by a misery too profound for… — Hope Mirrlees Copy Share Image
“When you pray, open your heart before you open your mouth. It´s easier to pray with a open heart than a open… — Alin Sav Copy Share Image
“His mouth closed, his tongue moved, and Lexi’s mind disintegrated in pleasure. Jax didn’t just use a flick of his tongue or… — Skye Jordan Copy Share Image
“...a kid, maybe eight years old, ran up and poked her in the ribs with a plastic laser weapon, making electric zinging… — Linda Howard Copy Share Image
...out of the blue, he kissed me. Right in the middle of the Robert E. Lee Hotel Restaurant, he kissed me so… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share Image
“Blessed, bound, and beloved, the heart that was born to hold mine whispers a small sigh from her open mouth to mine.” — Sparrow AuSoleil Copy Share Image
