Books Quote by Lisa Kleypas

“Strange and harrowing must be his story; frightful the storm which embraced the gallant vessel on its course, and wrecked it--thus!”

— Mary Shelley

“Tempestuous in her sorrow, the wind unrestrained squalls, as from charcoal clouds above, tears from heaven begin to fall.”

— Michelle Connor

“It is difficult to conceive any situation more painful than that of a great man, condemned to watch the lingering agony of an exhausted…

— T. Babington Macaulay

Through wind, and tempest, storm, and rain; The calm shall be buried inside of me; A warm stone, heavy and dry; The root, the…

— Lauren Oliver

“Trembling as usual, I dropped to one knee and, holding on to the drum with one hand, looked up, wondering what he, my boss,…

— Bohumil Hrabal

“When the world is storm-driven and the bad that happens and the worse that threatens are so urgent as to shut out everything else…

— David McCullough

“It was true that the ghastly sounds I had heard through the fog had greatly upset me but far worse was what emanated from…

— Susan Hill

“But he could not tell what that significance was. It was like a message which it was very important for him to receive, but…

— William Somerset Maugham

“Emotions blasted into me with such force, I backed up until the wall stopped me. Then there was nowhere to go as a geyser…

— Jeaniene Frost

“The shock was akin to that of buying, out of duty, a novel written by a dull and uninspired acquaintance and finding there passages…

— Andrew Sean Greer

“When Death, or adverse Fortune's ruthless gale, Tears our best hopes away, the wounded Heart Exhausted, leans on all that can impart The charm…

— Anna Seward

“A different day has come, though. I flinch less and less when I am touched. I don’t always see gentleness as the calm before…

— Roxane Gay