Winning Quote by Edgar Allan Poe

“Other response, he said, I make thee not, Except the doing; for the modest asking Ought to be followed by the deed in silence.”

— Dante Alighieri

“Oh," said Castle. "Him." He shrugged. "People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order, so they'll have…

— Kurt Vonnegut

“...-not only did he deplore the waste of words, he detested the moral lassitude with which they were wasted. To him, in whose throat…

— Aleksandar Hemon

“He sighed, and his eyes closed. "You were right," he murmured, his voice nearly lost in the darkness. "I couldn't do it alone. I…

— Julie Kagawa

“The Maestro spoke again. "When we are not, at what point do we become?" I could not reply. For I had grasped no shape…

— Theresa Breslin

“Now I have done what I can, he thought. Let him begin to circle and let the fight come.”

— Ernest Hemingway

“Slowly, he raised himself onto his elbows. “If I could afford to be completely selfish, I wouldn’t let you go after the king. I…

— Elly Blake

“As is customary, the warden, having finished his recitation, asked the condemned man whether he had any last statement to make. Hickock nodded. “I…

— Truman Capote

“At last, his voice ringing out over the silence, he said, “You are no son of mine.” Then he turned and walked away, his…

— Joanna Chambers

“Thre is strength," he said slowly, "in knowing when to speak, and when to listen." His hands stayed on his chest, motionless. "And when…

— Jodi Meadows

“Oh, very well," he said crossly. "Come along if you must, but please keep quiet so I may think. I need to think!" "Yes,…

— Rick Yancey

“...telling doesn't help me - it helps you. As Wilde says, It is the confession, not the priest, that gives absolution...”

— John Geddes