Betrayal Quote by Dick Francis

“He perceived with dismay that the sort of frightful calm which the injustice of his misfortune had conferred upon him was giving way within…

— Victor Hugo

“Toby thought. It was a painful process, since he was not in the habit of thinking very much about anything.”

— Marion Chesney

“I glanced at him. “Why did you eat the tiger?” He shrugged. “I don’t know. It was a compulsion. I saw him and I…

— Ilona Andrews

“We had taken to living out of step. I resented his gaiety now that I had become low-spirited.”

— Simone de Beauvoir

“He could not comprehend what was happening to him, but it had to do with the casual cruelty of people who'd never missed a…

— Ben Fountain

“He was proud and stubborn, and all the ton looked up to him. Men curried his favor, women flirted like mad. And all the…

— Julia Quinn

“He said, “You misunderstand. We did not kill the nuggies and the other folk hereabouts. They see us, and then they commonly die.” “Of…

— Harry Turtledove

“He tugged on an imaginary rope,somewhere on the level of his ear, and then jerked his neck to one side, tongue protruding, eyes bulging.…

— Neil Gaiman

“I admit, he has far too much on his mind at the moment. Suppressed panic turns him into a prick every time; it's what…

— Lois McMaster Bujold

“I was taken aback by his gumption. He sounded more petulant than afraid. I realized this kid didn’t understand the kind of trouble he…

— Barry Eisler

“We'd pluck the spiky chestnuts, leaving their green outer shells intact, and throw them at the neighbor boys. I always took particular care in…

— Brodi Ashton

“He tried not to think, not to understand: could there be any understanding of this? This had come, had crushed, and was roaring. If…

— Andrei Bely