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And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames of the tripods expired. And… — Edgar Allan Poe
He held me against him gently, as if I was glass - as if I could shatter and fall away from him at any moment… — Alexandra Bracken
With the moon walk, the religious myth that sustained these notions could no longer be held. With our view of earthrise, we could see that… — Joseph Campbell
Drizzt Do'Urden had followed a line of precepts based upon discipline and ultimate optimism. He fought for a better world because he believed that a… — R A Salvatore
Lavina led me to an abandoned warehouse. I think that at some point someone decreed that all clandestine meetings must be held in one. Woe… — Kelley Armstrong
He possessed the power. He held it in his hand. A power stronger than the power of money or the power of terror or the… — Patrick SÃ¼skind
BAIT GOAT There is a distance where magnets pull, we feel, having held them back. Likewise there is a distance where words attract. Set one… — Kay Ryan
I was suddenly overwhelmed by what an incredible person this boy was, standing in front of me, and by the fact that he was mine… — Maggie Stiefvater
He pulled away, but his eyes held my eyes like hands. — Miranda July
Phury lit a blunt and eyed the sixteen cans of Aqua Net that were lined up on Butch and V's coffee table. "What's doing with… — J R Ward
It was ironic; he held her captive, yet she’d captivated him. — Jeaniene Frost
To be sane, he held, was either to be sedated by melancholy or activated by hysteria, two responses which were 'always and equally warranted for… — Thomas Ligotti
No mistakes, I'd promised myself that i would make no mistakes, no matter how minimal they seemed. if i held her hand, i would only… — Stephenie Meyer
His steady gaze held hers. His blue eyes were very dark, uniquely so. She had known people before with blue eyes, but they had always… — Cassandra Clare
I got out my jar of ointment. I knew animators who had special containers for the ointment. Crockery, hand-blown glass, mystical symbols carved into the… — Laurell K. Hamilton
Ranger clicked his penlight on. "Hang onto me if you can't see." I curled my hand into the back of his cargo pants just above… — Janet Evanovich
The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with those three you can learn anything you want to learn.… — Robert A. Heinlein
And the way he looked at her was so intense, his big green eyes probing into her, like he approved of everything she held inside. — Lauren Kate
No one has ever been able to pinpoint the trigger." "But?" "But it is legend that ambrosia only rises when-" She held her breath. "-… — Nalini Singh
He pulled her back, off balance so that she fell against him, and he took her face in his two hands and held it very… — Anne Stuart
He reaches over a goat that's come between us and grabs my hand. "Don't let go!" he orders. Harper's hand is dry and soothing, while… — Margaret Haddix
I took that smile and I put it right where the hole in my chest was. It was better than coffee, or chocolate, or a… — Cecil Castellucci
Shogo looked at Shuya and Noriko. "The winner's forced to transfer to another school where he or she is ordered not to mention the game… — Koushun Takami
Is it not unsupportable to be held down to a canter when you long to gallop for miles? — Georgette Heyer
At that moment I had a thrilling sharp intuition. I knew it as if I held it in my hands: In the gloom of death… — Banana Yoshimoto

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