Quote by Jeanette Winterson

“finished, the cells were translucent. Each gas cell was like a donut, with a small hole in the center, through which the central catwalk…

— John Provan

“Now, from the crown of my head to the curve of my toe-nails, there was an unguent for every part of me - oil…

— Sarah Waters

He had mittens, Minjekahwun, Magic mittens made of deer-skin; When upon his hands he wore them, He could smite the rocks asunder, He could…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“the lattice of bones, the grooved condyles like volute woodwork,”

— Gabriel Tallent

“George Gey paid his way through a biology degree at the University of Pittsburgh by working as a carpenter and mason, and he could…

— Anonymous

“He had three ancient candy thermometers whose metal casings were shaped like fraternity paddles and whose nature it was to show no increase in…

— Jonathan Franzen

“A red ganglion, no bigger than a scarlet thread, snapped and quivered; a nerve, no greater than a red linen fiber twisted. Deep in…

— Ray Bradbury

“From within he produced a crumpled piece of paper, and old-fashioned brass key, a peg of wood with a ball of string attached to…

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“When it came time to die, we knew and went to deep yards where we lay down and our bones turned to brass. We…

— Paul Harding

“The tweezers weren’t where they were supposed to be. He dug in the bottom of the kit until he found them, cursed the men…

— Hugh Howey

“Such things for example as the grasp of a child’s hand in your own, the flavor of an apple, the embrace of friend or…

— Edward Abbey

“held out to me a closed fist that seemed three-quarters precious stones in their clawlike settings. In a movement that spoke of great effort,…

— Diane Setterfield