Time Quote by Helen Simonson

“The provocative sight of her hands on her body had made him so hard he was ready to pound nails.”

— Lisa Eugene

“That's why she keeps her nails long, she says, to be able to scratch and claw.”

— Jerzy Kosiński

“He should hate those nails. He normally considered that sort of thing tacky or gaudy, but damn if that look didn’t work on her.…

— Shelly Laurenston

“She clutched him, her fingers digging in like she needed to gather parts of him to act as her own second skin for the…

— Melina Marchetta

“I half imagined I could taste the silver on his nails, as sharp as glitter in my mouth. Maybe when he touched me, colour…

— Alexis Hall

“Her fingers brushed his palm as she took the piece of metal, warm from his touch, and something surprisingly like a burst of want…

— Misty Simon

“He seemed uncharacteristically nervous as he reached toward her cheek. He slowly took an errant pink strand of hair between his fingers and tucked…

— Stephanie Garber

“To her continued surprise, the urge to place her thumb on his skin had not diminished, even though she could not even see his…

— Maggie Stiefvater

“Vane scratched behind the tall golden ears as he spoke. “What can I say, I’m the pussy whisperer, aren’t I, beautiful?” Vane said with…

— Setta Jay

“I constructed you to look very male—so male that the females would be attracted to you and help convince you that you were male.”

— Octavia E. Butler

“He clasped her fingers, not so she could pull him up but clearly because he wanted to touch them. She wanted it too, way…

— Kai Meyer

“And I’d have you know, through all of it, I still had perfect nails! Because I am completely swell.”

— Sarah Scheele