Bosom Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne

“There would be no grand absolution, only forgiveness meter out in these precious sips. I would well up from Hugh's heart in spoonfuls, and…

— Sue Monk Kidd

“And he, despite the gallons of free whisky on offer, was wishing himself violently elsewhere.”

— Stephen Fry

“Go on,” he offered magnanimously. “Feel free to piss on yourselves and cower helplessly.” Gods, sometimes his generosity overwhelmed him.”

— G.A. Aiken

“It was, for the time being, an empty threat, and he must have sensed it also, for he laughed easily and with contempt. “You…

— Iain Pears

“I tell you, I cannot. I could not lead a virtuous life if I would. I should only disgrace you. If you will know…

— Elizabeth Gaskell

And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that…

— Bible

“Some might think of him as a strong draught, burning the back of one’s throat, but invigorating all the same. You might beg to…

— Holly Black

“I wanted it all to be wonderful for you.’ She waited for him to find his own answer to this, which he did with…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

“I wanted to be weak that I might avoid the awful passage of further suffering I saw laid out for me; and conscience, turned…

— Charlotte Brontë

“He had been a mere man railing at a condition, but now he was out of it and could see that it had been…

— Stephen Crane

“How very interesting." Imogen gave a dainty sniff." I collect that you also poured some of the brandy down his lordship's throat. Was that…

— Amanda Quick

“...You're not suited for this Merripen. You can't hold your liquor worth a damn. And unlike people such as me, who become quite amicable…

— Lisa Kleypas