Time Quote by Kathe Koja

“Tess was sobbing, and each cry was like a razor slicing my skin.”

— Andrea Cremer

“She wrote sniffing back the tears that flowed over the version of things that her unconscious insisted on sicking up.”

— Helen Hodgman

“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

“Her heart kicked and an itchy burning in her throat made her swallow all her saliva away. She didn't know which way to go.”

— Toni Morrison

“Even if she'd wanted to, she couldn't look away as he approached. His eyes held hers with commanding authority and she never backed down…

— Robin Bielman

“when she was finally done, she was close to tears and she hated herself more. Dragging oxygen into her sob-clogged throat, she turned to…

— Marian Tee

“Will!” He turned at the familiar voice and saw Tessa. There was a small path cut along the side of the hill, lined with…

— Cassandra Clare

“the loss pressed down on her chest and came up into her throat. it was a fine cry -- loud and long -- but…

— Toni Morrison

“A pain exploded up high in her chest and spit her out of this terrible world.”

— Ann Patchett

“It wasn't her throat, and it wasn't a fever, but it hurt all the same to be heartbroken.”

— Jodi Picoult

“Are you quite sure you wouldn't like a cough drop, Dolores?”

— J.K. Rowling

“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