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“And then they were at Tristran's old home, where his sister waited for him, and there was a steaming breakfast on the stove and…

— Neil Gaiman

“While Mary brushed my pistachio silk carriage dress, Mama tugged the laces of my corset as tight as they would go. She grunted and…

— Susan Dennard

“That they have, indeed! My sisters tell how they had to scrounge to get the supper together. Twice the gendarmes took everything from them…

— Erich Maria Remarque

“And afterward, I stopped at Red Cloud's grave to pay my respects to the old chief. Some Oglalas had left him tobacco ties, little…

— Luis Alberto Urrea

“Thanks, Lieutenant. Casey's going to be really excited about Saturday. Um, can we bring something?" "Like what?" "A dish?" "We have dishes. We have…

— J.D. Robb

“Ida Belle nodded. "All sorts of things rose out of the ground during Edgar. Why, my mother's coffin popped straight up out of the…

— Jana Deleon

“How can you eat that sawdust, Father?' she inquired, beginning on eggs and bacon and speaking cheerfully because it was a fine morning and…

— Stella Gibbons

“So are we actually cooking Radiasure?" Carols asks as he plops on his brother's bed. "Because if Mom and Dad catch us we'll never…

— Natalie Whipple

“Afternoon with Michel, sorting maman’s belongings. Began the day by looking at her photographs. A cruel mourning begins again (but had never ended). To…

— Roland Barthes

“Burying his face in Emma's neck, Noah's cries quieted as Emma hummed to him. Their food arrived then. "Wanna come to Daddy, Little Man,…

— Katie Ashley

“Please, Lord, tell me what to do! “Mom?” I said later that night. “Yes?” We were sitting on the sofa in the den, the…

— Nicholas Sparks

“Right now,tucked into the booth,Gray Donohue whispered into the ear of the redhead on his right,while his hand slipped under the table and under…

— Laura Wright