Quote by Alice McDermott

“There was no castle. You were simply listening to a record. A needle, swaying lightly on a black frozen pond, Led the voices of…

— Czesław Miłosz

“If anyone was to perform the classic folly of taking a midnight stroll among the murderous gentlemen with whom the hotel was probably packed,…

— Mary Stewart

“And before me the empty table at the Theater Café with my reservation - Barnum Nilsen, 8PM - the only table no one sits…

— Lars Saabye Christensen

“Sometimes John had recorded new compositions, or lines from his new poems. Sometimes he'd just record a busy night in The Green Man. Sometimes…

— David Mitchell

“I turned. Rhysand leaned against the archway into the sitting room, arms crossed, wings nowhere to be seen, dressed in his usual immaculate black…

— Sarah J. Maas

“After about half an hour, the front doors to the castle creaked open. I looked down and watched as a lone figure stepped out…

— Bella Forrest

“Behind Nicholas, Henry paces back and forth, with a large open book in his hands. “Didn’t we used to have a dungeon downstairs?” the…

— Emma Chase

“Various pieces of huge dark furniture constricted the passage, and the place smelled of boiled fish. I was shown into the parlor, where the…

— Patrick McGrath

“The door opened, held by the butler, and Lord Montagu swept into the room, his presence overwhelming the space. She could swear even the…

— Angela Quarles

“This was supposed to be yesterday. I was sitting on the Cardiff/London train, supposedly about to write this very column, and realising something quite…

— Steven Moffat

“I sat down, turning the pages of my notebook in search of a blank page, in the dim light of my room. The arrival…

— Gina Marinello-Sweeney

“Jackson thumps the desk again. Partly a 'need to think about this' gesture. Partly a 'good work, Constable' one. Mostly though, he's just a…

— Harry Bingham