Figures Quote by Gary D. Schmidt

“Grief is a swallow,' he said. 'One day you wake up and you think it's gone, but it's only migrated to some other place,…

— Elif Shafak

A single swallow, it is said, devours ten millions of insects every year. The supplying of these insects I take to be a signal…

— Ambrose Bierce

What's with the disco lights?" Michael said, rolling down the window between the driver's compartment and the back. Eve turned around, and her face…

— Rachel Caine

“I confidently walked up to the counter, and his friends moved to the side to let me through. I handed him the note. "Happy…

— Augusten Burroughs

“She said something to you and you smiled and I thought to myself that I'd never seen anything so... I don't know... I'd never…

— Mary Kubica

“It’s not too late, you know,” she said. She smiled, teasing a little tremulously. “You could still back out.” “It’s been too late for…

— Diana Gabaldon

“He closed the distance between them. “Can we for once not argue about our differences? I just want to enjoy looking at your delicious…

— Mila Rossi

“You're weird." "You're weird too," she said defensively. "I guess that means we're perfect for each other." He stared into her eyes, challenging her…

— Olivia Cunning

“They like bright colors," she said. He smiled at her, those dark tameless eyes, half-bold and half-shy. "They like beautiful things," he said.”

— Pamela Todd

“Welcome," Vassily said, and smiled. He showed teeth. "To Immortal Battles. We don't fight to the death -- we fight beyond death, in the…

— Rachel Caine

What were you thinking about? When I came in?" "Being Sam," I said. "What a nice thing to be," Grace said. And then she…

— Maggie Stiefvater

“It's all part of a plan." He said, and smiled. "Our reward isn't here on earth. Earth barely matters. It's just a practice, this…

— Jodi Lynn Anderson