Abyss Quote by Dodie Smith

“I leaned my head back and closed my eyes, my mind a jumble. So much for breaking it off gently, I thought. The humor…

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

“He was shaken by the overwhelming revelation that the headlong race between his misfortunes ad his dreams was at that moment reaching the finish…

— Gabriel García Márquez

“Finally, the water level topped off, leaving him with no more air to breathe. He drew his last breath and slipped down deep into…

— Wyatt Michael

“He laughed and I did too, it was funny and horribly painful and deeply aching all at once. Like the laughter echoed and because…

— Audrey Bell

“He was gasping and moaning and saying stuff like, "Oh God, oh God, oh God!" so I figured he was enjoying it.”

— J.L. Merrow

“I looked at him on the bed. He coughed once and a trail of brownish dead blood came out of his mouth and ran…

— Sebastian Faulks

“He turned back, and there was an odd light in his eyes. “Did I ever tell you that I can't live without you?” he…

— Anne Stuart

“I'm going to die," he said aloud--and yawned. He felt no relief, no despair, no fear. The moment of his end would not grant…

— Ayn Rand

“He’s trying not to laugh. I tell him I would have doomed mankind for him, and he tries not to laugh.”

— Karen Marie Moning

“Quickly, I too bent and bowed in the short pants and corky white helmet with my overheated face and great nose. My face can…

— Saul Bellow

“It was only an idea, a sudden flash, but it kept coming back to me, and I couldn't help thinking, why am I alive,…

— Milan Kundera

“His jaw was slack and his mouth open, and he wondered if perhaps he would drown eventually; drowned by the falling rain.”

— Iain M. Banks