Quote by Edna O'Brien

“Her eyes were a rich dark brown that were so deep, they reminded me of my sleepless nights, awake, staring into complete darkness. I…

— Cristina Martin

“The room was dark. Nina Fawcett sat on one side of a table; on the other was a woman peering into a crystal ball.…

— David Grann

“She was the cook, the hostess, the comforter, and the keeper of all the mysterious secrets for how to do just about everything.”

— S. Kelley Harrell

“And then there was her face: her white skin, her brown eyes, and her expression, so soft and beautiful; she looked as though she…

— Natsuo Kirino

“So with the lamps all put out, the moon sunk, and a thin rain drumming on the roof, a downpouring of immense darkness began.…

— Virginia Woolfe

“When she lowered her hands, her reflection shimmered up at her, pale and golden in contrast with the bronzed, dark-haired man next to her.…

— Catherine Anderson

“I sat up in the strange bed fearing it had been a dream, afraid I would never see her again. Not because I wanted…

— Roman Payne

“There she was, lying on a single bed in a room so small that there wasn't even space for a chair, and the first…

— Richard Yates

“Lie down there on the sofa and see if I can put you to sleep. He took up his violin fom the corner, and…

— Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

“A woman gasped. Through the open door I could see a sliver of carolers, some faces peering inside at the scattered tatters of money,…

— Scott Heim

“What a laugh she had!--just like a thrush singing. And how pretty she had been in her cotton dresses and her large hats! She…

— Oscar Wilde

“Later, early Christmas morning, I was still awake, and Susan was asleep, on her back, with her mouth open slightly. I looked at her…

— Robert B. Parker