Quote by Hans Christian Andersen

“Her beauty was like the edge of a very sharp knife.”

— Janet Fitch

“She looked at the knife, her throat tight with emotion. No roses or rings with him, but a knife with feathers carved into the…

— Veronica Rossi

“It seemed the more he cared for her, the more easily he hurt her. Is that what love was? A finely honed blade that…

— Alyssa Cole

“Watching, she had felt unusually and keenly alive, alive the way a knife is sharp, so that the humiliation she was enduring was perfect,…

— Sonya Hartnett

“His declaration pierced through the muscle of her heart like a skillfully thrown knife. It was the kind of pain that made her feel…

— Stephanie Perkins

Sharp knives seemed to cut her delicate feet, yet she hardly felt them, so deep was the pain in her heart. She could not…

— Hans Christian Andersen

“Be sweet and carry a sharp knife, was her motto.”

— Barbara Kingsolver

“A soft heart only makes it easier for a knife to slip in.”

— Alexandra Bracken

He leaned a fraction closer. “My lovers have always been warrior women. Strength intrigues me.” She refused to let him play with her like…

— Nalini Singh

“It seemed to Kestrel that her life had taken the shape of a folded knife, her heart a blade inside a body of wood.”

— Marie Rutkoski

“A tiny butter knife slices more skin off my heart every time I think about her.”

— Jerry Stahl

“However amiable her temper, her heart was not likely to be easily touched.”

— Jane Austen