Quote by Charles Dickens

“See not the face.. but only the eyes, of the poker face.”

— Toba Beta

“The poker fell from my trembling hands as my entire body shook with reaction. I fell to my knees, pressed my hands to my…

— a.b. shepherd

“I look over at Joe. He's listening to me so carefully , like he wants to catch my words in his hands as they…

— Jandy Nelson

“His blue eyes were brimming with affection. Too much affection. It was painful to look at. Like stepping out of a dark building into…

— Susannah Nix

“Joe closed his hand over the watch and it was still warm from his father's pocket, ticking against his palm like a heart.”

— Dennis Lehane

“His hands massaged my back as I looked into his eyes. His eyes were the strangest color of grey. They were almost a translucent…

— Scott Hildreth

“Briefly everything was stopped, as if a hand had reached out and paused the world in its turning. She stood by the cooker now…

— Niall Williams

“He kept his eyes on mine, his gaze unblinking, and I stared right back into the blue. He moved almost imperceptibly and in the…

— Sarah Alderson

“She puts on her poker face; I don’t have any extra faces to put on, just the normal Craig face.”

— Ned Vizzini

“His appreciative gaze set off an internal chain reaction--erratic heartbeat, rush of heat--like all her cells collectively blushed, sighed, and propped their chins in…

— Angela Quarles

“I'd spent five minutes looking at Twitter once and felt I'd wandered into a poker game where everyone immediately displayed their hands against the…

— Jeff Abbott