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“The subjects of her talk didn't matter; he knew what she was really saying. Helpless and gentle, small and tired and anxious to please,…

— Richard Yates

“He was watching her, testing the edges of her emotions and believing she was unaware of what he was doing. So she gave him…

— Melissa Marr

“couldn’t she simply give him a polite set-down”

— Elizabeth Lennox

“He would give up then and console himself with something she'd said. That you could not love what you fully understood. "Love, she maintained,…

— Iain M. Banks

“He shackled her with his hands, the press of his mouth ceaseless in its demands. She couldn't move, couldn't see, could barely breathe. Giving…

— Tamara Morgan

“He had tried rather unsuccessfully to cheer her up and give her confidence”

— L. Ron Hubbard

“He wants to get back together," she finished. "And you said...?" he tried to keep his tone disinterested. "I haven't said anything," she said.…

— Jena Leigh

“She's given up trying to stand out.”

— C.B. Lee

“She steps back—she’s contemplating whether I will accept her explanation. But I know it will never be possible for her to acknowledge what she…

— Regina Calcaterra

“All she wanted was five minutes to herself, to hear herself think without someone demanding explanations or that she fix something she couldn’t fix.”

— Starla Huchton

“he had no idea what to say to her anyway. We made a mistake warred with We have just enough time for another good…

— Jennifer Ashley

“I lifted my eyes, and, for the first time, admitted the truth. "I gave up," I whispered. "Don't give up," she whispered back.”

— Mitch Albom