Quote by Augusten Burroughs

“I felt the glare on my back, knowing that if it were a knife, I'd be incapacitated instantly.”

— Rebecca Donovan

“Wait, I almost shouted, but didn’t, and that would be my burden to bear. Instead, I stood on the curb and I watched him…

— Katie Cotugno

“I turned on the flashlight; it cut a small circle of light from the darkness around me.”

— Azar Nafisi

“Where d'you get the knife?" He wished he had one. "He gave it to me." There was a crumpled shape in the shadows by…

— Joe Abercrombie

“I ran straight into the wooden fence at the foot of the field. I was lucky that it had been a rail fence, rather…

— Helen Keeble

“He pulled a red-and-blue bandana from his back pocket, blew his nose with a decisive honk, and thrust it back out of sight after…

— Stephen King

“I was thinking about the rubbish, the flapping plastic in the branches, the shore-line of odd stuff caught along the fencing, and I half…

— Kazuo Ishiguro

“My mind told me he most have had a weapon; my eyes saw none.”

— Abigail Gibbs

“I stared down the slim barrel of a gun, looked into eyes rabid with fear and hatred, and saw my reflection. Pulled the trigger…

— Dennis Lehane

“With only the dim light from the bathroom, he settled into the chair for the night and reached for his shotgun. The hard, cold…

— Elaine Levine

“I know a Graceling when I see one.” He jabbed with his sword, and she rolled out of the way. “Let me see the…

— Kristin Cashore

“I sort of......accidentally....tore it to pieces. And threw it in the fire. Well, he was mine after all.”

— Heather Dixon