Crime fiction Quote by Mark Capell

“I could not bring myself to hang up the phone or even so much as move it from my ear. The chance that I…

— Jasmine Dubroff

“In fact, it seemed to him that he could almost hear the wedding bells ringing already. Then, coming out of his dreams, he realized…

— P.G. Wodehouse

“I reached for the phone and dialed his number. I listened to it ring. It rang on and on. I imagined the phone crying…

— Natalie Standiford

“My phone doesn't ring and the doorbell doesn't either and I begin to wonder whether I am still alive.”

— Sara Baume

“To be fair, she called this morning. I stared at the phone. Circled it on my bed. And, eventually, it stopped ringing. If it…

— Kelley York

“He hung up on me. I stared at the phone in disbelief, then ripped a clean sheet of paper from my notebook. I scribbled…

— Becca Fitzpatrick

“He backed away from me, clutching the phone to his chest. “What?” “Gimme the phone,” I commanded, holding out my hand. His head dropped…

— Karina Halle

“His ears perked up as though he'd heard something,”

— J.L. Bryan

“When you get the message, it's time to hang up the phone.”

— Alan Watts

“In reality I said nothing at all, but I heard a murmur, something gone wrong with the silence, and I pricked up my ears,…

— Samuel Beckett

“Entering the phone booth, he did a phone thing. Ring-ring-ring. ”

— Philip K. Dick

“Okay,” he said. “I gotta go to sleep. It’s almost one.” 
“Okay,” I said.
 “Okay,” he said. 
I giggled and said, “Okay.” And then…

— John Green