Mississippi-authors Quote by Ellen Gilchrist

“winter morning sun that came from beneath the wooden blinds and marked the new day. Another day. She grew giddy with laughter, convinced as…

— Alice McDermott

“morning had started in a thrillingly delicious manner. He had abducted the lady of his choice and was set on marrying her willy-nilly. He…

— Claudy Conn

“Whilst I was young I lived upon my mother's milk, as I could not eat grass. In the daytime I ran by her side,…

— Anna Sewell

“They knew so well how it felt, that they kept one bed in the boys' room, and any man who came at dusk got…

— Gene Stratton-Porter

“The children were sent to bed. Some went submissively; others with shrieks and protests as they were dragged away. They had been permitted to…

— Kate Chopin

“To this boy of New England the May morning was like faint music in the woods again, some unspeakably exciting foregathering of events far…

— Jack Kerouac

“Everything in the house turned damp; the blue fur of mildew crept furtively over any object left standing for the briefest length of time:…

— Anita Desai

“At eight o'clock he fell asleep in a chair; and, having undressed him by unbuttoning every button in sight and, where there were no…

— P.G. Wodehouse

“I slept that night in the room I used to have when I was a little boy, with the summer wind blowing in at…

— Willa Cather

“It was during this period that she would wake in the night and get out of bed to go to her parents’ room, only…

— Christina Baker Kline

“The nights were advantageous, too. After they kissed their families goodnight, it was expected that they would share a bed, their bodies close, their…

— Alexis Coe

“No one said a word; it was as if they were waiting for me to retract my question. Jan's hand found mine and held…

— Bentley Little