Quote by Charles Dickens

“He belonged to a walled city of the fifteenth century, a city of narrow, cobbled streets, and thin spires, where the inhabitants wore pointed…

— Daphne Du Maurier

“Stoner was one of the pallbearers at the funeral. At the services he could not keep his mind on the words the minister said,…

— John Williams

“Yet sometimes he thought (or maybe hoped) that strangers in the street seemed to know him. Very strange strangers they were, too. A tiny…

— J.K. Rowling

“strange but true in the land of Rue”

— Rue Volley

“said Fatty, and every one brightened at once. “Or what about my ringing up Inspector Jenks and asking him if he wants a bit…

— Enid Blyton

“Blanchette stared toward the room in which Rankin’s future had been diverted. Yes, he could’ve made it, all right, Blanchette thought. Not with his…

— Daniel Woodrell

“We all walk around with a stone in our shoe, Younger." William T.”

— Alison McGhee

“I had a few pricks of conscience- seeing Henry's pajama bottoms hanging forlornly from a peg in our bedroom, his comb on he dresser,…

— Hillary Jordan

“The master of this shop was sitting at the door in his shirt-sleeves, smoking; and as there were a great many coats and pairs…

— Charles Dickens

“He put his shoes over the red stone footprints and when he came to the last one on the path, fell to the ground…

— John Murray

“My shoes made an odd, clacking sound on the cobblestones of the courtyard, no matter how quietly I placed my feet. It was like…

— Sharon Shinn

“But, curiously, though Mr. Norrell was able to work feats of the most breath-taking wonder, he was only able to describe them in his…

— Susanna Clarke