Applause Quote by Mitch Albom

“It was like standing at the end of everything.”

— Leigh Bardugo

“Maybe the world was like a revolving door, it occurred to him as his consciousness was fading away. And which section you ended up…

— Haruki Murakami

“I could spend the rest of my life like this: with him, at night, in Rome, my eyes totally shut, one leg coiled around…

— André Aciman

“He stood up. His heart was leaping against his ribs like a frantic bird. Perhaps it knew it had little time left, perhaps it…

— J.K. Rowling

“I could only nod as emotions rolled in like a destructive storm. This was it. It was over. My incredible time with this beautiful…

— Nicole Castro

“Sighing, he settled into his chair, watching the vision of space at his front. It was stoic, calm, and never ending—deadly, if you weren't…

— Kiersten Fay

“He seemed very pleased with himself for surviving a near-death experience. I could practically hear him chanting to himself: I overcame. I conquered. I’m…

— Colleen Houck

“Great events, but it all seemed of small importance compared to what happened now, in this room. Who knew? The course of his life…

— Joe Abercrombie

“He looked at the walls, Awed at the heights His people had achieved And for a moment -- just a moment -- All that…

— Herbert Mason

“I waited for him to find an answer. Minutes passed. It came to me that he had quit. He had glimpsed a glorious ideal,…

— John Gardner

“And then it was done. He was there, but he wasn’t. His consciousness, his self-awareness, the part of him that translated to a snarky…

— Lisa Henry

“...while the others--those who wanted him to stay, to hold the line, to become the brink, but no farther--felt viable now with disgust for…

— Colum McCann