Quote by Nancy Baker Download Open image ““She heard irony in his tone and the bitter pain gliding, sharklike, beneath it.”” — Nancy Baker ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Anger swirled in him, a tempest readying her strike. And like a helpless vessel caught in her fury, he felt himself dashed against the… — V.S. Carnes Copy Share Image
“He drank in her misery like fine wine, savoring every drop, letting it soothe his mind, his tension flowing out the fingertips that held… — Verity Ant Copy Share Image
“and to know, by his ironical eyes, that he perfectly well understood the reason of her unusual meekness.” — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
“The sharp, superficial pain at being spoken to unkindly had obscured the deeper pain, which had not yet turned into something hard and heavy.” — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“The pain of what? The pain of the raw torn places, the damaged membranes where he’d whanged up against the Great Indifference of the… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“...she had developed such a quiet comfort in his presence, like all the hurt of the world couldn't touch her. Yet, every once in… — Sibylla Matilde Copy Share Image
“The soft trembling feel of her lips sends lightning down my spine. And I soar, fly, and die of happiness all in the same… — Anne Eliot Copy Share Image
“Her laughing was like a wave in the sea, when it landed on you it made you laugh as well.” — Stephen Kelman Copy Share Image
“Her smile, though, no, it was her laugh, a dusky, deep cascading laughter that caught the joy, implied and mocked the sorrow in every… — Lucia Berlin Copy Share Image
“Always, even on a solemn occasion like this, an undercurrent of laughter in her voice. She possessed a keen sense of the fundamental absurdity… — Leah Hager Cohen Copy Share Image
“Her words were like the hammer. My stance was of a nail. I didn't need those callous words on my once strong shell. Hammered.… — Antonia Perdu Copy Share Image
