Coward Quote by Dashiell Hammett

“You're very welcome," she said, giving my hair a hard tug. "You should be used to being gawked at by now." "And yet I'm…

— Leigh Bardugo

“Forceful little thing, aren’t you?” “You have no idea. So we doing this or not?” Those lush lips twitched. “Let me get this straight.…

— Gena Showalter

“She phrased it masterfully, displaying a steadiness that was acting as if it were struggling to wrap itself in politeness.”

— Stendhal

“Her performance as the cute, shy girl was intoxicating. It was as if there were a sign hanging from her neck that read, “I…

— C.J. Roberts

“The dress means no harm, after all. And it is new. It carries nothing inside it but the possible beginnings of her downfall.”

— Amanda Hodgkinson

“She meant it, and as she spoke, she thought how strange it was that we so very rarely said complimentary things to our friends,…

— Alexander McCall Smith

“It amazed her how much people wanted to talk at parties. And about nothing in particular.”

— J.D. Robb

“My hand lowers to the small of her back, and I leave her with one last kiss to the forehead that feels more genuine…

— Krista Ritchie

“I took her beauty personally.”

— Emma Cline

“Well?" she teased in turn. "What do you think?" The gray eyes that finally lifted to hers were flaming, but instead of answering, he…

— Judith McNaught

“I'll go see her tonight,' I said. I felt I was a person of my word, and by saying something I could make it…

— Lorrie Moore

“And the strange thing was: I knew that most people didn't see her as I did--if anything, found her a bit odd-looking wth her…

— Donna Tartt