Debate Quote by Jacqueline Winspear

“When she finally stopped, I was only relieved, not understanding that Maisie was like a canary in a mine, warning us of danger that…

— Christina Baker Kline

“Sometimes her words sliced down on his before they had even reached his mouth.”

— Rachel Joyce

“lip, her brow furrowing with frustration.”

— Adriana Noir

“He grasped her chin trying to make sense of her words, smearing her face with the blood of the people he had killed for…

— Konstantina P

“There were creases at the corners of her mouth, the marks of too many words bitten back.”

— Frances Hardinge

“Maira was his enemy, a beautiful one. She was one of those for whom he could cry.”

— Jamaluddin Jamali

“He leaned in and took her mouth with his, snatching away her words and her protests and whittling the moment down to just them.…

— Cari Quinn

“For her too, she had words on her lips, which died unborn, lay in her mind and turned to poison.”

— Cora Sandel

“It was then, hearing those words from her, that I stopped trying to fight it. She’d found a way in. Rocked by the significance…

— L.A. Fiore

“She thought how sharp words could sting when they held the truth.”

— mary alice monroe

“She cared deeply about words and she hated their misuse as she would hate the clumsy handling of any fine thing.”

— John Steinbeck

“He mouths something so slowly that his snarling lips articulate the sound of each and every letter, but I read them as though his…

— Michelle Warren