Hands in the air Quote by Catherynne M. Valente

“Betsy liked to read her stories aloud and she read them like an actress. She made her voice low and thrillingly deep. She made…

— Maud Hart Lovelace

“She is…” Death turned her head, considering. “She is like a party dress I wear when I want to impress visiting dignitaries. Like your…

— Catherynne M. Valente

“Words, words, words…they were all just jumbling together now as the crowd thickened. She put her hands over her ears and screamed. (From 'The…

— C.G. Faulkner

“Betsy recoiled, feeling hot breath upon her face. Just then, she heard another sound, as if someone very old was hawking something up, spitting.…

— John F.D. Taff

“To him she seemed so beautiful, so seductive, so different from ordinary people, that he could not understand why no one was as disturbed…

— Gabriel García Márquez

“We're growing up," Betsy said aloud. She wasn't even sure she liked it. But it happened, and then it was irrevocable. There was nothing…

— maud hart lovelace

“She leaned over and gingerly gave Betsy a hug. Fitz leaned against the door to the bathroom, looking distinctly uncomfortable. He was an old-fashioned…

— J.T. Ellison

“Still,there was this heavy feeling in the air, like everyone was trying too hard to have a good time. Laughs were too loud, and…

— Rachel Hawkins

“Anything is better than the silence when she answered to hands gesturing and was indifferent to the movement of lips. When she saw every…

— Toni Morrison

“Betsy was so full of joy that she had to be alone. She went upstairs to her bedroom and sat down on Uncle Keith's…

— Maud Hart Lovelace

“Why should she listen to a litany of her flaws when she knew them all so well? She never stood up straight. She always…

— Karen Ranney

“She was dizzy with her own feelings, her own voice. She was flying around on a carnival machine that would not stop, she could…

— Marilyn French