What a luxury a cat is, the moments of shocking and startling pleasure in a day, the feel of the beast, the… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
Somewhere close I knew spear-nosed bats flew through the tree crowns in search of fruit, palm vipers coiled in ambush in the… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
The whole Mediterranean, the sculpture, the palm, the gold beads, the bearded heroes, the wine, the ideas, the ships, the moonlight, the… — Lawrence Durrell Copy Share Image
Boredom reigns on all levels. The rain is a welcome change. I have seen the pond swell and the creek surge. I… — Mary E. Pearson Copy Share Image
My Papa's Waltz: The whiskey on your breath Could make a small boy dizzy; But I hung on like death: Such waltzing… — Theodore Roethke Copy Share Image
Lift up your eyes upon This day breaking for you. Give birth again To the dream. Women, children, men, Take it into… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
What did you do?” I mumble. He is just a few feet away from me now, but not close enough to hear… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Sometimes language gets in the way of the story's feelings. The reader finds himself experiencing the language of the story rather than… — Leonard Michaels Copy Share Image
...that was the first thing I had to learn about her, and maybe the hardest I've ever learned about anything - that… — Barbara Hambly Copy Share Image
L.A.: where there's never weather, and walking is a crime. L.A.: where the streetlights and palm trees go on forever, where darkness… — Ian Shoales Copy Share Image
The sun is shining, mynah birds are chattering, palm trees are swaying, so what. I'm in the hospital and I'm healthy. My… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Copy Share Image
