Quote by Ian McEwan

“There were moments when she longed blindly for anything different, anything strange, remote and untried; but the utmost reach of her imagination did not…

— Edith Wharton

“And I saw in them a hope...A hope that it was possible to have secrets, to mask one's true nature...and yet still to walk…

— Kurt Busiek

“In a way, the very success which the Boss laid on Tiny was his revenge on Tiny, for every time the Boss put his…

— Robert Penn Warren

“I decided however fleeting, however short lived these sensations might be, I was determined to savor them while they lasted, without pushing for more…

— Catherine Sanderson

“It seems that people crave bigger and bigger and grander and grander but there is something quite fabulous about living a life of petite…

— Rebecca Moses

“His manner showed a curious mixture of longing and enthusiasm, which is to say that his enthusiasms were always of a wistful sort, and…

— Eleanor Catton

“The little room was full of ordinary things that had already become precious, that I couldn't help but want to have again, to feel…

— Wendy McClure

“The great soul understands the small-minded.”

— Toba Beta

“Tiny spoons were incompatible with a state of sensual turmoil.”

— Tessa Dare

“A frightening thought had been growing in me. I'd always assumed that I was the central character in my own story but now it…

— Russell Hoban

“He said that no matter whether you were describing the major character or a minor one, you had to be able to become each…

— Agnes Nixon

“She prized the frank, the open-hearted, the eager character beyond all others. Warmth and enthusiasm did captivate her still. She felt that she could…

— Jane Austen