Quote by Josephine Angelini

“She sucked in air as if the only reason for her to breathe was to expel pain.”

— Patrick E. McLean

“Each breath now hurt. She needed her inhaler. Her throat swelled within. She kicked her numb legs to no avail, and when she flapped…

— A.D. Davies

“This thing got a pump?” he asked as he pulled the heavy air mattress out.“No, Ty, you have to blow it up,” Deuce answered…

— Abigail Roux

“Alyssa shrugged. “I think we know the routine.” “You do, but there’s still a…stiffness because y’all aren’t completely comfortable with it, and it shows…

— Robin Alexander

“Suspenders promptly disappeared, and it was all Oli. “Oh Oliver. Oh fuck.” Oli brushed his lips to mine, then trailed up, raining damp kisses…

— Santino Hassell

“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

“and I couldn’t catch my breath, and my lungs were acting desperate, gasping, pulling me out of the bed trying to find a position…

— John Green

“She didn’t scream. There was no air in her lungs that she could have dragged up to make a sound;”

— Cassandra Clare

“Her voice sounded much cooler than she felt. Inside, her internal organs were grinding themselves into nervous pulp. Her intestines were gone. Her kidneys…

— Rainbow Rowell

“She needed air. There wasn't enough air anymore.”

— Shayne McClendon

“double-pumpin' it" when you have to inhale two desperate gasps of oxygen with every sob.”

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“Even though she was still so tired she felt glued to the matress, the yelling made Helen's eyes open. She saw Ariadne, Cassandra, and…

— Josephine Angelini