Quote by James Joyce

“And as Damen looked out, the army was dropping to its knees, until the courtyard was a sea of bowed heads, and silence replaced…

— C.S. Pacat

“He said, 'Damianos.' Before Damen could tell him to rise, he heard it again, echoed in another voice, and then another. It was passing…

— S.U. Pacat

“He was the meekest of his sex, the mildest of little men. He sidled in and out of a room, to take up the…

— Charles Dickens

“The years of his life had not been gentle, and there was something untamable about him; his eyes seemed to say everything and nothing…

— Chris Nicolaisen

“What is your name?' she asked. The youth ignored her, lowering his eyelids against the sun. She repeated her question. Again he ignored her,…

— Sherryl Jordan

“For rigorous teachers seized my youth, And purged its faith, and trimm'd its fire, Show'd me the high, white star of Truth, There bade…

— Matthew Arnold

“She mothered them. She mothered him. He hated it and loved it. He wished her quiet and prayed she would never stop talking. She…

— Amy Harmon

“It made him feel a little uncomfortable sometimes when he reflected that the good little boys always died. He loved to live, you know,…

— Mark Twain

“he came from a generation where teachers were revered and respected, not ridiculed and scorned.  And, perhaps, because he didn’t quite understand them, he…

— Terri Reid

“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

“Dear God, what she saw in that look! How he had hidden these many years behind the guise of a simple schoolmaster, she didn't…

— Elizabeth Hoyt

“He was sitting in the midst of a children's party at Harold's Cross. His silent watchful manner had grown upon him and he took…

— James Joyce