French revolution Quote by Hilary Mantel

“After I put on my coat, I turn and whisper to Camille: “Just a minute.” In the living room, I leave a wide space…

— Regina Calcaterra

“Fabre stood up. He placed his fingertips on d‘Anton’s temples. “Put your fingers here,” he said. “Feel the resonance. Put them here, and here.”…

— Hilary Mantel

“It is a dreadful thing to wait and watch for the approach of death; to know that hope is gone, and recovery impossible; and…

— Charles Dickens

“Let’s get some sleep,” he whispered. “Before dawn we’ll see what we can gather up.” His eyes rested on her forehead, on the new…

— Angie Frazier

“The thing, whatever it was - and no one was ever sure afterwards whether it was a dream or a fit or what -…

— Cornell Woolrich

“And now it's late, close to the wolfing hour of soul-lack. But she knows, lying curled here, behind him, in the darkness of this…

— William Gibson

“The entire end-of-October night was beating with a single pulse, its own strange rhythm sounding through trees and rain and mud in a manner…

— László Krasznahorkai

“The dank smell of death in that alleyway haunted her senses, her memories. She kept thinking this was the end—this was what death felt…

— Lauren Dawes

“Afternoon with Michel, sorting maman’s belongings. Began the day by looking at her photographs. A cruel mourning begins again (but had never ended). To…

— Roland Barthes

“You've reached Fangtasia, where the undead live again every night...For bar hours, press one. To make a party reservation, press two. To talk to…

— Charlaine Harris

“We followed her up the path and to the front door. We stood at the door while Camille knocked a few times then listened…

— Sophie Wilkinson

“I was hunted once.' Elena looked up to where she could see Raphael and Michaela talking on a high balcony overlooking the lawn, and…

— Nalini Singh