Time Quote by Jill Thrussell

“She wanted to buckle, lie on her side and gasp like an eviscerated fish. She held her breath against it, but her mouth parted.…

— Julie Anne Long

“It began with the twitch of her lower lip as it took on a life of its own, rippling outward to the corners of…

— Sophie Barnes

“Her heart kicked and an itchy burning in her throat made her swallow all her saliva away. She didn't know which way to go.”

— Toni Morrison

“Her voice sounded much cooler than she felt. Inside, her internal organs were grinding themselves into nervous pulp. Her intestines were gone. Her kidneys…

— Rainbow Rowell

“She felt it all right at the back of her throat, like a bomb – or a tiger – sitting on the base of…

— Rainbow Rowell

“It started at her mouth with just a wobble, a tremble of her lips. Then her hands joined in, fingers shaking until she had…

— Kennedy Ryan

“Each breath now hurt. She needed her inhaler. Her throat swelled within. She kicked her numb legs to no avail, and when she flapped…

— A.D. Davies

“She hadn't understood what that cold moisture had been trying to say, as it drenched her battered body and spread through her dried-up veins.…

— Han Kang, The Vegetarian

“Her foot squished into the soft ground as she walked. She stooped down and pressed her fingers into the damp earth. Raising them to…

— Vernon D. Burns

“Lava oozed up from the centre of the crater like blood from a wound. As the flaming lava touched the water it hissed and…

— Alison Cooklin

“But just as she thought she had successfully hidden herself from the beautiful truth of the moment, eagerly welcoming unconsciousness or perhaps even better,…

— Kristin Elyon

“Her mouth trembled and parted and she began to gasp in light, shallow breaths that made her flushed breasts quiver deliciously, invitingly… He bent…

— Susan Napier