Morning Quote by James Cox

“When I woke, he was on his back beside me, one of his hands on my side.”

— Tijan

“Then I realized he was still holding my hand.”

— Jonathan Stroud

“I am talking to him, and he's touching me, he's holding my arm and touching me.”

— George R.R. Martin

“I was looking for a reassuring hand to hold and steady my own, and I finally found it on the other side of my…

— Jarod Kintz

“His hands may have been the one to heal you, but it will be mine that awaken you.”

— Charlotte Featherstone

“He had big hands, strong hands. My entire hand had fit easily in his palm, his fingers easily closing around mine.”

— Jasinda Wilder

“The details of what I told him were with me all the years in the same way as my hands or my arms were…

— Colm Tóibín

“I wanted to wake with you in my arms,” he whispered. “Next time, don’t leave the bed,” he said.”

— Donna Grant

“Mainly I was just … looking at you. You went to sleep in the crook of my arm – never had anyone do that before.”

— Charlotte Stein

“I draw back,gently step out of his hands that gripped my shoulders and were just edging their way to either side of my throat”

— Lauren DeStefano

“He nearly always put his hand on his friend's arm and looked for a second into his face before leaving him.”

— Carson McCullers

“Someone takes me in his arms. “Hans?” I ask weakly. There is no reply. Only the sensation of long fingers running along the length…

— S. Jae-Jones