Beneath the surface Quote by Julie Orringer

“The snow grew deeper as we laboured down the hill. The land was a flat white pall, spread out like rumpled wool. Into the…

— Caroline Lea

“and there was a fish pond a large one full of the fattest goldfish you ever saw and they were tame. they came to…

— Charles Bukowski

“As the frosty bits dwindled the wind slowed and big snowflakes began falling as serenely as anything could fall the distance from the sky.…

— Daniel Woodrell

“She was carrying with her, the cold. She was holding on to that icy stone of grief. It had been there all along, sitting…

— Kali Wallace

“Cold. Foggy cold. Soaking through fabric, biting into the skin, clutching the bones until flesh crawled. There was no moonlight, only orange, smoky lanterns,…

— Erik Tavares

“He watched the early light of the new moon glint fretfully on the river, now silver slivers, now darkness, as the night breeze stirred…

— Pauline Gedge

“For even in the misty light, the goldfish man could see her smiling a secret smile up to the sky to where the mountain…

— Grace Lin

“HOWARD ROARK LAUGHED. He stood naked at the edge of a cliff. The lake lay far below him. A frozen explosion of granite burst…

— Ayn Rand

“A rock was sticking out of the water, jagged and pointed, covered with moss--a remnant of the Ice Age. It had withstood the rains,…

— Issac Bashevis Singer

“The frozen fish were later put in deep holes in the moss and covered over to keep until they were needed.”

— Farley Mowat

“Nothing. Where all was burnt to ash before them no fires were to be had and the nights were long and dark and cold…

— Cormac McCarthy

“Though it was dark, I could see how his eyes came alive with enthusiasm and the way he used his hands to illustrate with…

— Juliet Marillier