Cutting Quote by Ford Madox Ford

“I hope,” she said, “that you didn’t stay out of some foolish romantical notion.” He looked down, staring at the tumbled bedclothes. “Such as?”…

— Laura Kinsale

“Behind Tana there was the sounds of splintering wood, as though something very large had hot the door. "No," she said softly, "Oh no.…

— Holly Black

“Sticking his fists against his side, he glared at her. “I’ve had enough,” he announced. “The only safe place for you is my house—my…

— Anonymous

“The man was right behind her. It worried her to look, but she felt his grubby hand on her waist now. Crawling just like…

— Neil D'Silva

“She smiled at last. And damn if it didn’t kill him, the quiet joy in her face. They had walked out of darkness and…

— Sarah J. Maas

“He had to have her, he couldn't wait, the need throbbed through him hot and urgent. But here? On the wooden floor of his…

— Jane Toombs

“I could see her biting the inside of her cheek hollow while she said that last bit. It was easier to ache than grieve.…

— Frank Larnerd

“He gazed up at the spot where her window had looked out over the fields. Smoke had billowed out through the hole in the…

— D.M. Pulley

“She had softened at his concern for her, but his tone was back to being scathing. She deduced that his concern was not for…

— Anya Wylde

“The living room was still dark, because of the heavy growth of the shrubbery the owner had allowed to mask the windows. I put…

— Raymond Chandler

“Her thoughts rambled, but she wasn’t daydreaming. Her senses were sharp. She caught the fall of every leaf in the garden, the rustle of…

— Kristin Cashore

“Charlie tried to focus on what she was saying, but his head felt packed with gauze. Like no one could reach him in here,…

— Garth Risk Hallberg