Hips Quote by Bret Easton Ellis

“Within forty minutes, the voice inside my head was screaming, WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO? I tried to ignore it, to hum as…

— Cheryl Strayed

“There was a horrible, erratic thumping in my chest, as if a large bird was trapped inside my ribcage and beating itself to death.”

— Donna Tartt

“I'd never been this close to the Obscure Object before. It was hard on my organism. My nervous system launched into "Flight of the…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

“Startled pigeons filled the old, shadowy rooms and crumbling hallways with their soft thunder.”

— Stephen King

“Humming and singing my new song, I led them up and down the stairs, pressing my fingers against the wall like I was about…

— Maggie Stiefvater

“Indeed, everything that could hum, or buzz, or sing, or bloom had a part in my education--noisy-throated frogs, katydids and crickets held in my…

— Helen Keller

“I wanted to scream as I stood there, my toes hanging over the edge of the dock. I wanted to let a gut-wrenching howl…

— Keary Taylor

“I would look out upon the wildflowers, the mulch of swamps and leaves, the spring mosses greening on the rocks, or the boulderous mountains…

— Lorrie Moore

“And then, abruptly, the voice turned to a different tone—sharper, harsher, more desperate. Then it hushed altogether. The sensation was like sitting by a…

— Bella Forrest

“ "Something on a line, it's discord and rhyme - whatever, whatever, la la la - Mouth is alive, all running inside, and I'm…

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

“The plants and animals all around us were waking from a long sleep, and our yard was slowly transformed into a carpet of soft…

— Arlene Stafford-Wilson

“Now when I hear birdsong, I feel an entry to that understory. When I am feeling too squeezed on the ground, exhausted by everything…

— Kyo Maclear