Closing time Quote by Dan Brown

“I'm leaving!" she said, with, in her opinion, great drama and resolve. But he just answered her with a sly half smile, and said,…

— Julia Quinn

“He wanted to shout, telling her to stop. He wanted to tell her that he could stay, that he wanted to stay, that if…

— Nicolas Sparks

“It was the very moment when I thought, At last, she is going to stay, but in fact it was her good-bye.”

— Abraham Verghese

“Officer After leaned across the seat toward me - which, under the circumstances, made me start back. 'I'm sorry I'm not allowed to beat…

— Jennifer Echols

“Her hand shot out, gripped his arm. "M.J. and Bailey?" "Your friends are fine." He felt her grip go limp. "They've had an eventful…

— Nora Roberts

“...while the others--those who wanted him to stay, to hold the line, to become the brink, but no farther--felt viable now with disgust for…

— Colum McCann

“She shifted slightly. “Sorry to get you out here so late. I hope I didn’t interrupt anything.” The words spilled out before she could…

— Sonia Parin

“The officer said No and his mother was frantic.”

— Carolyn Keene

“take my leave.” He pulled his linen shirt over his head, taking care to straighten it as his valet would do before shoving the…

— Linda Rae Sande

“How long will you keep her here?” Dorian said, looking down the stairs. She had attacked the Captain of the Guard in front of…

— Sarah J. Maas

“So when she tried to leave, I grabbed her hand and asked her to stay.”

— Monica Murphy

“(...) then went into his room in the middle of the night after a long, heavy day of footwork and drinking; a coward's fight.…

— Kameron Hurley