Quote by Gregory Maguire

“Her voice sounded much cooler than she felt. Inside, her internal organs were grinding themselves into nervous pulp. Her intestines were gone. Her kidneys…

— Rainbow Rowell

“Her body was spattered with tiny bits of the reverend’s flesh and blood, like someone had combined shrimp and tomato soup and then forgot…

— Chelsea Cain

“And because she did not shove this down my throat, this dawned on me.”

— Anne Lamott

“She felt a lump form in her throat, and she swallowed hard. She wouldn't have this-the swollen ankles and pink cheeks and the feel…

— Sarah Pekkanen

“Anna swallowed and pulled out a chair. She sat and folded her hands on her lap. She felt like she was in trouble. It…

— Claire Charlins

“Fifteen minutes, a myriad of cups, kleenexes and freshly-vacuumed floor mats and seat cushions later, Kay had the interior of the limousine looking ship-shape.…

— Delora Dennis

“At least the pillow couldn’t break. Humans could. I could. …but pillows never did”

— Bry Ann

“She wrote sniffing back the tears that flowed over the version of things that her unconscious insisted on sicking up.”

— Helen Hodgman

“when she was finally done, she was close to tears and she hated herself more. Dragging oxygen into her sob-clogged throat, she turned to…

— Marian Tee

“Probably nothing, but it was one of those thoughts like toothpaste: Once it’s out, you can’t squeeze it back in.”

— Kate Brady

“Her real purse was shoved under the passenger seat, stuffed full of receipts and Kleenex and hand sanitizer and Band-Aids and cough drops and…

— Victoria Helen Stone