Absence Quote by J.R. Ward

The breath of peace was fanning her glorious brow, her head was bowed a very little forward, and a tress, escaping from its bonds,…

— Nathaniel Hawthorne

“Then his head sank to the floor of its own accord and from his nostrils came the last faint flicker of his breath.”

— Franz Kafka

“Finally, the water level topped off, leaving him with no more air to breathe. He drew his last breath and slipped down deep into…

— Wyatt Michael

“All he heard was his own labored breathing, followed by an echo of that breathing. He inhaled and heard a louder inhale. He exhaled,…

— Mitch Albom

“I clung to him while, overhead, the clouds burst forth a final brilliant streak of golden red, as if the gates of heaven themselves…

— Susanna Kearsley

“Finally, mercifully, the spasms subsided, as the old man’s head lolled back, his mouth hanging open, taking in deep, ragged breaths of stale, recirculated…

— Joe DeRouen

“The warm stillness within the room was broken only by the rustling of sheets, and soft, urgent murmurs. Then the silence gave way to…

— Stephanie Laurens

“He had to hold his body very still, very still, like some vessel about to slosh over from too much motion. Gradually he managed…

— patrick suskind

So great was the extremity of his pain and anguish, that he did not only sigh but roar.

— Matthew Henry

Then he heard a terrible cry that pulled at his insides, that expressed agony of a kind that neither flame nor curse could cause,…

— Anonymous

“He leaped, shrieking, off the bed, and sprang at me, clasping my throat with his horrid hands, bearing me backwards on to the floor;…

— Richard Marsh

“He supposed he was dying but he felt...ah, God, he felt so lucid, so clear, like a window-pane which has been washed clean and…

— Stephen King