Quote by Marcus Sakey

“others made their offerings with a quavery touch of excitement that I was beginning to recognize as a desire to get closer to the…

— Sarah Perry

“The room was large, and largely empty. The pace would pick up later in the evening. For now, the action comprised just a few…

— Barry Eisler

“I always find something to enjoy. If not the story, then the scenery or the costumes. There’s always something good about it.”

— Alaa Alghamdi

“But nothing makes a room feel emptier than wanting someone in it.”

— Calla Quinn

“... crowding together to see something which would ease the boredom of perfection and time.”

— Cordwainer Smith

“I am willing to admit that it was somewhat foolish of me to have not prepared myself for the sacrifice of stability required by…

— Jeremy Scott Blaustein

“I switched to thoughts of the play. It was by far the healthiest item to concentrate on. Rehearsals were only days away; there is…

— James Kirkwood

“That felt strange. How sharp a rent a handful of moments made in the fabric of a life.”

— Guy Gavriel Kay

“Here, too, I found neither home nor company, nothing but a seat from which to view a stage where strange people played strange parts.”

— Hermann Hesse

“The fact that I had such vivid impressions and expectations at all is the reason I got there in the first place.”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

“I think it's contentment. Where you have everything you ever wanted, all together in one place. It's quieter than excitement, but, [...] maybe it's better.”

— Heather Anastasiu

“She smiled slightly as she continued to gaze at the passing scene: she was being a snob and delighting in it.”

— Margaret Forster