Character-description Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle

A hound it was, an enormous coal-black hound, but not such a hound as mortal eyes have ever seen. Fire burst from its open…

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“...when you look at a photo or realistic drawing of a face, you see it as the face of another . But when you…

— Scott McCloud

Not our logical faculty, but our imaginative one is king over us. I might say, priest and prophet to lead us to heaven-ward, or…

— Thomas Carlyle

“It was a compound of self-reliance, hard knocks, heart hunger, unceasing work, and generosity. There was no form of suffering with which the girl…

— Gene Stratton Porter

“People don't tend to employ me. I'm the wrong personality type. Or rather, people do tend to employ me for a short time and…

— Marian Keyes

“They were handy to have around, Nate's little gang. They were that wonderful combination of talented and noble. The former was useful, while the…

— Keith R.A. DeCandido

“He was a compact, clearcut man, with precise features, a lot of very soft black hair, and thoughtful dark brown eyes. He had a…

— A.S. Byatt

“I liked it when things went together like that. Not just timing things like the chop/ flick/ knock-stopping, but space things, too. Like all…

— Adam Levin

“I need you to get inside Wayne's head. I need someone who thinks a bit left field and in your own unpleasant way, Helen…

— Marian Keyes

“He was drinking Harriet's favourite, cold tea... not iced tea, but hot tea that had cooled. They liked him so much. They liked the…

— Helen Oyeyemi

“Once Addie let someone in, she was impossible to forget. There was something about her that crawled inside a person and built a nice…

— Kasie West

“Phyllida's hair was where her power resided. It was expensively set into a smooth dome, like a band shell for the presentation of that…

— Jeffrey Eugenides