Quote by Joseph E. Persico

“Hugh put one foot up on the parapet and regarded his cigarette that seemed bent, like humanity, on consuming itself as quickly as possible.”

— Malcolm Lowry

“Life was becoming shorter and the thought that he would never stop smoking filled him with a strange satisfaction. Ignoring the warning on the…

— Jo Nesbø

“Part of me wanted to run away from him screaming, Fire! A more reckless part was tempted to see how close I could get…

— Becca Fitzpatrick

“Roosevelt pulled a cigar from his pocket and lit it. “How can you smoke at a time like this?” asked the captain. His eyes…

— Andrew Mayne

“His cigarettes helped mark the passage of time, especially on days that seemed all sun and sky...The dependable dwindling of his cigarette supply reassured…

— Claire Vaye Watkins

“He stumbled over a few people to the phone, only to find that he had actually reached for a large decorative cigarette dispenser. It…

— Cassandra Clare

“What I remember the most about that moment before the shot exploded was looking up at my father and seeing the way the cigarette…

— Krista Leontieff

“Yet he would smoke his pipe at the Battery with a far more sagacious air then anywhere else - even with a learned air…

— Charles Dickens

“No one’s exploits in the division had glowed more incandescently than those of Douglas MacArthur. He was that rarity, a courageous exhibitionist, a fearless…

— Joseph E. Persico

“It was striking how little control we had of events, particularly in view of how assiduously we cultivated the appearance of being in charge…

— Michael Lewis

“The Colonel ran ahead of me, gleeful at his ejection, and I jogged after him, trailing in his wake. I wanted to be one…

— John Green

“A man on a mission would bring his heaviest artillery, and it looked like this guy hadn’t even packed a pocket knife.”

— Angela Richardson