Humor Quote by John Conroe

“There is nowhere to go but on. Still, part of her longs to go back for one instant—not to change anything, not even to…

— Celeste Ng

“She'll pause over a peppermint, still twisted in cellophane, and wonder if it's significant, if it had meant something to Lydia, if it was…

— Celeste Ng

“It was a family joke that Lydia's domestic tendencies were somehow misplaced when she was created.”

— Lawana Blackwell

“Lydia delighted her. The girl's roughness, her ability, her exuberance, were qualities desired by Sarah for her children. You could make something out of…

— Winifred Holtby

“Have I become the girl who waits by the phone, hoping it will ring, who asks a friend to dial her number to make…

— Candace Bushnell

“You have everyone else at your feet, Miss Lydia. Why should you need me as well?" For a moment she couldn't speak, mesmerized by…

— Anne Stuart

“Lydia will show you the sheet bend. Miss Palwick?” The girl to my right—Lydia Palwick, I presumed, since I’m smart like that—looked at me…

— Daryl Gregory

“One of these days d'you think you'll be able to see things at the end of the telephone?" Peggy said, getting up.”

— Virginia Woolf

“How interesting, she mused, that we pick up and repeat the qualities of those closest to us, like walking reflections, whether they be good…

— Christina McKenna

“She doesn't recognize the number—none of her friends use their phones as phones anymore.”

— Gabrielle Zevin

“He sighed and wiped a hand over his face. If there were a Jessica Chace instruction manual, it would be written backwards in Arabic…

— Olivia Cunning

“Do you know what is our problem? We know everything about our weapons, but we know nothing about how to use a telephone.”

— Asne Seierstad