The-wednesday-wars Quote by Gary D. Schmidt

“Horeb bent over me and ran his hand down my neck, not stopping when his fingers reached my chest. I jerked backward. "What are…

— Kimberley Griffiths Little

“He couldn’t have moved quicker if he had been the dachshund Poppet, who at this juncture was running round in circles, trying, if I…

— P.G. Wodehouse

“I resisted the urge to hurl my plate at him. “Of course not, Ian. It’s just that normally at this hour, Bones and I…

— Jeaniene Frost

“The clock chimed five. It sounded almost celebratory as they stood there, hands clasped between them like the meeting of continents. Colton’s mouth was…

— Tara Sim

“Danny had no idea what the thing was. All he knew was that he lived more or less in a constant state of expecting…

— Jennifer Egan

“They were both riding too fast for reason but just fast enough for sanity.”

— Susan Fanetti

“shook a cigarette from my pack and offered one to Danny who wagged his head negatively. “I didn’t think you could finger her for…

— William Hjortsberg

“Danny swallowed hard, his eyes still narrowed as they ran over Paul. “I should say no.” “Oh, you should,” Paul agreed, feeling wonderfully devious…

— Kele Moon

“were the cribbers, Danny decided, those who took hold of some part of their stall while inhaling and swallowing deep drafts of air with…

— Walter Farley

“The first man he came to was running about in a great hurry, as if his thoughts were several yards in advance of his…

— Thomas Hardy

“It goes so fast, he thought, they don't tell you that, how fast it goes...”

— S.E. Hinton

“My life was hurrying, racing tragically toward its end. And yet at the same time it was dripping so slowly, so very slowly now,…

— Simone de Beauvoir