Books Quote by John Irving

“He was startled, but there was that about him which made it impossible to show what he felt, an instant and utter reflex of…

— Ellery Queen

“Then, as understanding began to trickle through his shock, he felt an escalating sense of horror. It had finally happened; he had finally lost…

— Stephen King

“...it made him feel alive. He needed a jolt to his system. Something to shake him out of the cozy prison he had created…

— Phaedra Patrick

“The sight of him stirred a wanting that was starting to feel familiar, though it was less frantic tonight. It was a warm, steady…

— Alexis Hall

“I loved that vulnerable excitement when he first caught sight of something that made him feel before he could cover it up.”

— Emily Henry

“A rush of panic comforted him with its familiarity.”

— Patricia Highsmith

“Something new and unexpected, something hitherto unknown and undreamt of, had taken place in him. He did not so much understand with his mind…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“But the constant motion of the flames soon lulled him into a passive state where unrelated fragments of thoughts, sounds, images, and emotions drifted…

— Christopher Paolini

“Now, for the first time ever, a story had escaped his control. It had taken on a life of its own, and all the…

— Michael Ende

“He is full of adrenaline, his nerves are shot, and his mind is cluttered up with free-floating anxiety-floating around on an ocean of generalized…

— Neal Stephenson

“The miracle left him dumbfounded, that his heart had not yet shirked its weary task of pumping his bored blood through his brain.”

— Janny Wurts

“His presence in my waking world stirred all my senses. Still in slow motion, I kept walking, warmed wherever his eyes touched me. When…

— Gwen Hayes