Nick Quote by Neal Shusterman

“What spooked him was how the lack of a barrier ratcheted up not only the physical sensation but also the pound of his heart,…

— Anne Calhoun

“Her heart staggered and stuttered in her chest, like a rat caught in the cage of her ribs.”

— Sarah Hilary

“I had wondered a million times how I could possibly go on living when my heart was gone? How was it possible that it…

— A. Meredith Walters

The feelings trembled and flapped in his chest like a bird newly put in a cage.

— Rumi

“... this stray little thought released in him some echo of the past, a solitary trembling note whose sound rose higher and higher in…

— Olga Grushin

“My heart was beating in my stomach by the time he’d made his way past the welcome mat. His green eyes, intrigued by my…

— Victoria Leader

“I could feel his heart beating against my ribs, and wanted nothing more than to stay there forever, not moving, not making love, just…

— Diana Gabaldon

“I quickly imagined that I could reach my hand into my chest, yank out that awful feeling, place it on an invisibl ecloud of…

— Jennifer Castle

“He felt something move in his chest, as though an organ had been removed and something unfamiliar left in its place. A sentiment he…

— Diane Setterfield

“With stumbling feet, he blindly walked somewhere, anywhere. When he got to the king's study, he looked over his shoulder and checked the carpet…

— J.R. Ward

“He imagined dying and being cut open and there were all his bones and muscles and his bared arteries and capillaries leading to a…

— Ali Shaw

“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