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“Anna drove with the window rolled down, breathing in the essence of autumn: an exhalation of a forest readying itself for sleep, a smell…

— Nevada Barr

“He yearned for a bath, and realization of the many things he could do once again flooded back to him at once. Read a…

— Vivienne Savage

“I felt as though a large knot of flames had been lit in my stomach, making me feel nauseous and excited all at once”

— Heather James

“I felt it burn all the way down my throat and into my stomach. I felt like I was dying.”

— Jeannie Walker

“Her heart kicked and an itchy burning in her throat made her swallow all her saliva away. She didn't know which way to go.”

— Toni Morrison

“Anna had read books about people in the cities going camping. They would leave their comfortable homes and beds and deliberately sleep in tents,…

— Gail Sattler

“She sucked in air as if the only reason for her to breathe was to expel pain.”

— Patrick E. McLean

“Anna's eyes soften, and the stubborn tears begin to recede. The way she stands, the way she breathes, I know she wants to come…

— Kendare Blake

“...she had developed such a quiet comfort in his presence, like all the hurt of the world couldn't touch her. Yet, every once in…

— Sibylla Matilde

“It was exciting to be off on a journey she had looked forward to for months. Oddly, the billowing diesel fumes of the airport…

— E.A. Bucchianeri

“Anna had been preparing herself for this meeting, had thought what she would say to him, but she did not succeed in saying anything…

— Leo Tolstoy

“So afterward, while I was getting eviscerated by chemo, for some reason I decided to feel really hopeful. Not about survival but I felt…

— John Green