Cold shoulder Quote by C.S. Lewis

“...it occurred to him that maybe the world wasn't so bad after all... gradually details he hadn't noticed began to come into focus... Almost…

— James Dashner

“People had long conversations with him, only to realize later that he hadn't spoken.”

— Laura Hillenbrand

“He nudged her with his shoulder but didn’t say anything. They stayed like that for a while, enjoying the silence of being alone and…

— Kimberly Derting

“He had been so friendly, and he had shown clearly that he did not think me in the least stupid--or, if he did, he…

— Jean Plaidy

“He was quiet. I said nothing, hoping that maybe, for once, he'd stop pretending he was okay. Then I could, too. That we could…

— Megan Hart

“I'm sorry. I didn't know what else to do," I breathed, trying hard to pretend I wasn't fazed by what just happened. "You weren't…

— Alicia Kobishop

“A long moment of silence stretched out between them. Her conversation to this point had mostly been an attempt to distract him while she…

— Kristin Cashore

“He shrugged his shoulders, like he had no idea what I was talking about. I loved that.”

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“They spoke very little of their mutual feelings: pretty phrases and warm attentions being probably unnecessary between such tried friends.”

— Thomas Hardy

“...I bit my tongue and sat through his detailed and strained explanation. Not for the first time, I realized he considered me slightly slow.…

— Robin Hobb

“tilted his head when listening, giving everyone he spoke to the impression of his undivided attention.”

— Mina Baites

“I wasn't unkind to him. I just didn't talk to him. I didn't talk to anybody, and I didn't want anybody talking to me.…

— Michael Chabon