Quote by Joe Ide

“By lunchtime, the glitter was flaking off my mask. Three pearls dropped off and rolled down the tiled hallway.”

— Tessa Gratton

“I attended a dinner party where the hostess kept the bottle of water sequestered under the table, guarded by her feet during the entire…

— David Lebovitz

“Hollis blew gently on the thin tan island of foam afloat in her half pint of Guinness, to see it move, then drank some.…

— William Gibson

“The question “Which beer do you want, Mary?” went down at the end. When she puts her nose to a glass, though, something switches…

— Mary Roach

“I had a craving for pineapple and a pink cardigan”

— Sophie Kinsella

“One day, he saw her through the window of a café. She was sitting with two women, and her face, long riddled with wrinkles…

— Milan Kundera

“I was a sponge filled to capacity with the putrid gray water of all of those who had hurt me. I wondered if, like…

— Elle Mitchell

“She was like a real strawberry in a roomful of strawberry Pop-Tarts.”

— Jillian Lauren

“Once the principals in their party are seated, with those lower on the totem pole left to grumble and move on to find another…

— Elle Lothlorien

“A preppy girl at the end of the table rolls a quarter off her nose and bounces it toward a glass in front of…

— Talia Vance

“I unscrewed the cap and brought the purple-lined rim to my mouth. Then I almost hacked up a lung. Madeline remained motionless as I…

— Varian Johnson

“She had taken her time getting ready for tonight: a long steamy bath with a glass of wine and a Violent Femmes CD.”

— Liane Moriarty