Adolescent Quote by Laleh Khadivi

“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

“He was frightened for his country. Slowly and tragically it was drifting in the wrong direction. Something had to be done. Tiny gestures. Barely…

— Timothée de Fombelle

“being constantly subjected to tests of his persistence and courage. So he could not be hasty, nor impatient. If he pushed forward impulsively, he…

— Paulo Coelho

“He was entirely rid of his nervous misgivings, of his forced aggressiveness, of the imperative desire to show himself different from his surroundings. He…

— Willa Cather

“He watched it with that strange interest in trivial things that we try to develop when things of high import make us afraid, or…

— Oscar Wilde

“I listened carefully as he described his little girl's first steps. He encouraged her to keep her eyes on him, and only when she…

— Mark Nepo

“I was taken aback by his gumption. He sounded more petulant than afraid. I realized this kid didn’t understand the kind of trouble he…

— Barry Eisler

“He was proud and stubborn, and all the ton looked up to him. Men curried his favor, women flirted like mad. And all the…

— Julia Quinn

“It took another time, more waves rolling up, to understand that he had no idea what it would be like to live without fear…

— Cynthia Voigt

“He was astonished at how calm he found he was. Fear of death had always energised him, making him move far more quickly than…

— K.J. Parker

“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

“This was something he certainly had not done. I thought he might be toying, some cat-and-mouse routine, but now I think that his motives…

— Margaret Atwood