Fiction Quote by Brandi L. Bates

“He laid his hands on her head, pushing back the hood. He began to speak. His voice was soft, and the words were in…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“He felt at loose ends with himself like a man in a foreign city where he didn’t know the language. He felt out of…

— William Miller

“Language most shews a man: Speak, that I may see thee.”

— Ben Jonson

“And she was attractive. She had an unusual mixture of innocence and individuality. A man who loved her might waken all kinds of passions…

— Anne Perry

“When he spoke, there was an odd vulnerability to his deep voice. As if he were letting her peek inside one of the dark…

— Lara Adrian

“The trust in her voice made his confidence wobble. He had no idea what he was doing. The faith and bravery that nestled inside…

— Amber Lynn Perry

“but you had a point about language. When you get right down to it, it’s a work-around. Like trying to describe dreams with smoke…

— Peter Watts

“He knew enough of their language to understand her words. But speaking”

— Mark Wayne McGinnis

“After all, they were just words, and she had learned long ago that a man's actions displayed his truer nature more than the things…

— Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

“[...], the soul of man lives in his language.”

— Anouar Majid

“Before her was a man who wasted words on no one. If he said something, you could take the worth of his words to…

— Sarah Winter

“It was a trick. It was this place, all the memories. His longing heart and the darkness conspiring. But his eyes told him it…

— Jennifer Donnelly