Apartment Quote by Frederick Forsyth

“Would the bastard ever call? Smoke drifted from the ashtray where a fine Cohiba lay unattended. Several burned-out butts crowded the glass, competing for…

— J.T. Ellison

“money untouched he inspected the left side. It looked like the nail head rusted just enough for the tin to pop off, but he…

— Anonymous

“Mr. Grey peeked around the corner and surveyed the corridor. It stretched off into dim infinity, dotted with floating globes of silvery light. Mr.…

— G. Norman Lippert

“This passenger was wondering why he had stolen a big grey suitcase on four wheels. Was it because he could and because the owner…

— Jonas Jonasson

“Inside the house there was no sound save the ticking of the mantel clock in the front room. He went out and shut the…

— Cormac McCarthy

From the cab stepped a tall old man. Black raincoat and hat and a battered valise. He paid the driver, then turned and stood…

— William Peter Blatty

“That was when Adam spotted Merton’s gun. It was across the room, not far from the window. The gunman’s back was turned. Adam had…

— Harlan Coben

“The hotel-keeper did not allow such a light to remain long hidden under a bushel, and it was soon spread far and wide that…

— Anthony Trollope

“Suddenly the door opened and in stomped a giant reeking of the river, and before anyone knew what was happening, he had grabbed a…

— Bohumil Hrabal

“In the center of the room Elizabeth stood stock still, clasping and unclasping her hands, watching the handle turn, unable to breathe with the…

— Judith McNaught

“Dressed in an expensive-looking dark gray suit, the man was in his early sixties and had the air of one accustomed to giving orders,…

— Kwei Quartey

“..ust in time to see the long-strided watchman of the minutes catch up with his bowlegged brother of the hours. As the two embarced,…

— Amor Towles