Quote by George R.R. Martin

“He snorted softly. His talent had destroyed everything he had ever valued. With a shake of his head, he moved his thoughts away from…

— Mitchell Hogan

“He spoke slowly; I had a sense he was groping between words for the thread of his own thoughts.”

— Leah Hager Cohen

“He was not all good, would never be; yet there were slender threads of okay.”

— Louise Erdrich

“Then his eyes traveled down and his expression darkened. He clearly liked what he saw. He seemed to come to himself with a guilty…

— Jennifer Foehner Wells

“His thoughts seemed to be elsewhere, and his eyes were very troubled.”

— Lois Lowry

“I listened intently. He chose to skim past the parts that would put his ridiculous worries to rest, and I chose to snatch the…

— Jodi Ellen Malpas

“He had made himself believe that he was going to get well, which was really more than half the battle.”

— Frances Hodgson Burnett

“His posture spoke of condescension, his expression disinterest. He was all brambles and icicles as he strode closer to her cage.”

— Marissa Meyer

“I maintain that he is in his right mind, and that if he had not been, he would have behaved more cleverly.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Occasionally he stumbled over the truth, but hastily picked himself up and hurried on as if nothing had happened.”

— Winston Churchill

“What he had was a sense that few things mattered much. That few people are to be feared. And so he now faced all…

— Dave Eggers

“But what was truly upsetting was the way he separated my hands from his body. They wept silently. Either that or I was sweating.…

— Kylie Scott