Quote by Ann T. Ryan

“It dawned on me I had just ordered the Prince of Teravinea to perform the menial labor of a scullery maid. At first I…

— D. Maria Trimble

“Lord Teddie?" she said. "Will you stay for tea?" " Rather! " said the carpet.”

— Heather Dixon

“[...] dropped his master's head upon the floor with a pretty loud crash, and then, without an effort to lift it up, gazed upon…

— Charles Dickens

“The abbot cleared his throat. "You are all very stupid people," he told them graciously, "and you do not know anything at all.”

— Neil Gaiman

“They all laughed and clapped, taking it for a deliberate witticism, while he had no idea what he was saying, so great was his…

— Boris Pasternak

“The King did what all wise husbands do. He did as he was told.”

— Toby Forward

“Indeed,' he said, tapping his fingers very rapidly on the desk. 'Indeed. I'm very pleased to know you, sir. Do me the honour of…

— Edmund Crispin

“Of course he was required to wear a seat belt, just as he was required to give directions to a torture camp, because stupidity…

— Anthony Marra

“With no sums to keep his conscience at bay, the black book loomed large, creeping into his line of sight. He scanned the room…

— Karen Witemeyer

“So he got up in the morning as usual, walked to classes as usual, did his darndest to sit through his lectures as usual,…

— Michelle Kan

“Oliver opened the door of the carriage and found his puppets huddled together on the bench. He gestured for them to come closer. “Hurry,”…

— Zeinab Alayan

“Richard paused again. Bert hated that pause; he knew it all too well from his meetings with the town selectmen. Bureaucrats implemented such pauses…

— Kris Ashton