Awkward moment Quote by Mary Stewart

“It was the simplest of acts, the smallest of gestures, yet no one had taken the time to do something kind for her in…

— Madison Thorne Grey

“People weakened their hands by feeling they had to fill uncomfortable silences.”

— Brad Thor

“A little politeness might smooth the way ahead. Knowing it was his turn to be dispatched, the best he could hope for was as…

— Victoria Lamb

“The two lads were told to wash their hands. The recent thrill of adventure had been superseded by another sort of excitement. They locked…

— Vladimir Nabokov

“At the end of the parapet, a long black coat lay neatly folded on the wall. At the other end stood my sister and…

— Juliet Marillier

“I was struck that morning, as I would occasionally be struck the entire time I was in India, by the notion that the town…

— Sameer Parekh

“Here was a new lesson for her, then: it was possible to behave like an utter goose in front of a man, and then…

— Meredith Duran

“And yet how treacherous, I thought, after such neutrality, bordering on indifference, and occaisonally open hostility, when the whole city finally seemed alive and…

— Olivia Sudjic

“We were engaged in a very intricate dance of touching without touching, knowing without saying, and feeling without expressing. We were friends walking along…

— Rebecca Donovan

“In that dark hour I was aghast to realise that something within me, long sickening, had quietly died. I suddenly knew I had no…

— Evelyn Waugh

“It was like they all had their backs to me, even the ones facing me. Their disconnect was what elegant meant. Like something vital…

— Ali Smith

“The moment weighs down on me, threatening to unstitch my seams and expose me to the world.”

— Rebecca Berto