Humor Quote by Aminatta Forna

“He took a deep breath, as if he were taking the air from my own lungs and swallowing it for himself.”

— Alyson Richman

“He sucked in a breath like he had a hole in his chest. “Something”

— Ann Aguirre

“Then his head sank to the floor of its own accord and from his nostrils came the last faint flicker of his breath.”

— Franz Kafka

“I take a deep breath. It doesn’t begin to fill the void in my chest, a void that’s been present since Saturday morning, a…

— E.L. James

“My breath is halted, like grasping for air after crying far too long and hard. It is like a hiccup, with a shivering sharpness…

— Joseph McGinnis

“Before he could take a clear breath, another blast of oxygen left to rot burrowed down his nose and throat. Looking”

— Hunter Shea

“Finally, the water level topped off, leaving him with no more air to breathe. He drew his last breath and slipped down deep into…

— Wyatt Michael

“If I'd had enough breath, I would have screamed, both at the sensation and at the sheer pettiness of the bastard who wouldn't allow…

— Karen Chance

“When you have nothing other than your breath, then you are fully alive.”

— Art Hochberg

“...dying and somehow being brought back to life in the same moment, the same breath.”

— Tahereh Mafi

“His eyes were closing again, all of their own accord, so that he lay in red, pain-filled darkness. It occured to him that he…

— Herbie Brennan

“But faced with the choice of living one breath longer or crashing in right now, most folks would take the extra moment. That single…

— Amie Kaufman