Caught Quote by John Godfrey Saxe

“The termagant who had dragged him out on long, boring walks, who had tried in vain to censor his reading, who had labeled him…

— Jonathan Keates

“My lord! We thought you were taking an afternoon nap!” “Sorry to disappoint you,” the earl of Sheffield drawled, his voice muffled by the…

— Teresa Medeiros

“Here is a boy who was waiting to be punished. But then, unexpectedly, he finds that his fault has been overlooked or forgiven and…

— Richard Adams

I like the one about the little soulworms that fly out of the nest for the resurrection.

— Henry Miller

“Toddlers were running the place like some miniature version of Lord of the Flies, complete with weapons made from blocks and tinker toys. One…

— Piper Vaughn

“He draws a line under his conclusions. Says, 'Gregory, what should I do about the great worm?' 'Send a commission against it, sir,' the…

— Hilary Mantel

“He stood just near the club’s steps, his back to me along the foggy English night, and it was not until I’d passed him…

— S.C. Parris

“Night blanketed weary men who fell asleep where they dropped on the trampled prairie grass, while around them other prostrate men from both armies…

— Howard Zinn

“I heard the voice of that bird, son of Polypas, whose piercing outcry and whose arrival announces to men the season when fields are…

— Theognis

“That fellow can make even I, the most courageous and stoic of gentleman, quiver in my boots.” Kitty’s stirring smile sprung to life, somehow…

— Amber Lynn Perry

“In the morning they came up out of the ravine and took to the road again. He'd carved the boy a flute from a…

— Cormac McCarthy

“He falls asleep quickly. I lie awake and listen to lights being switched off all over the town. Whispered goodnights. The drowsy creak of…

— Jenny Downham