First-sentence Quote by Martha Ackmann

“She wore her sadness on the outside, like a heavy winter coat.”

— Beth Hoffman

“She tightened her seat belt yet again, so she felt like she was wearing a strait jacket—appropriate dress for someone as crazy as she…

— Joan Johnston

“She was wearing a beautiful dress with straps designed to be eaten off her shoulders.”

— Elise Valmorbida

“She took off her jacket and sat more at ease in her blouse, of some soft, flimsy silk.”

— Willa Cather

“She wore an enormous flannel nightie covered in scenes of skiers and snowshoers, frolicking all over Mont Myrna.”

— Louise Penny

“He took her dress in both hands and tore it from neckline to hem.”

— thea harrison

“She wore a steel gray business suit and under the jacket a dark blue shirt and a man's tie of lighter shade. The edges…

— Raymond Chandler

“Lena slipped her silk sleeves into the jacket I held for her, smoothed it over her person, and buttoned it slowly.”

— Willa Cather

“He wore his hope like a winter coat, layered over the top of all of him.”

— Cora Carmack

“Her bosom filled the jacket like a pair of boxing gloves stuck inside it.”

— Walter Kaylin

“My mother drove me to Boston and bought me a beautiful blue dress that touched the floor, spilling out in waves; I wore the…

— Kelle Groom

“The dress bunched up like loose skin round her neck. It wouldn't behave, wouldn't act as if it was really hers. Wearing it was…

— Maggie O'Farrell