Children 's literature Quote by Neale Osborne

“The evening uneven sea glimmered with slices of dairy moon, the surface waves a shifting brew of dark tea stirred by an atmospheric spoon.”

— Neale Osborne

“She found a mossy hollow between the roots of a tree and, putting on her mackintosh, huddled down in her makeshift bed. She ate…

— William Boyd

“But down from the end of the path it looked so charming that she wished she could paint it in watercolours—the great trees, the…

— Elizabeth von Arnim

“The wind whispered through the leaves, bringing with it the bite of late autumn. Biddy laid her hand on the branch beneath her. It…

— H.G. Parry

“Pouring tea was just what she needed right now. Such a civilizing force, tea. She would nip sugar with little silver tongs. Stir milk…

— Tessa Dare

“At the bottom of her heart, however, she was waiting for something to happen. Like shipwrecked sailors, she turned despairing eyes upon the solitude…

— Gustave Flaubert

“Lyra at eighteen sitting intent and absorbed in Duke Humfrey’s Library with the alethiometer and a pile of leather-bound books. Tucking the hair back…

— Philip Pullman

She turned her face seaward to gather in an impression of space and solitude, which the vast expanse of water, meeting and melting with…

— Kate Chopin

“For one moment, she stood stock-still, drinking in the simple beauty of the marble fountain, the base of its pedestal wreathed in delicate fronds,…

— Stephanie Laurens

“Contentedly sat the old woman. Soon now, the sea would hold no terrors, and the blinds wouldn't have to be down, nor the windows…

— A.E. van Vogt

“When he looked away from her, the bottles were gone and with them all the vertical and horizontal currents of water and brandy that…

— Dean Koontz

“At some point in the night she had a dream. Or it was possible that she was partially awake, and was only remembering a…

— Paul Bowles