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“There she was, lying on a single bed in a room so small that there wasn't even space for a chair, and the first…

— Richard Yates

“I never understood her preoccupation with heredity. Somewhere, I had received the impression that Fine Folks were people who did the best they could…

— Harper Lee

“She was grossly overweight, though I could tell from her refined features that she may have been quite pretty in a younger, leaner life.”

— Patricia Cornwell

“She wore a boiled shirt and a bow-tie, and her hair, though long and bound, was sleek with oil. She was about two- or…

— Sarah Waters

“The damage to her body, the wear and the weariness, were all products of conscious, determined choices made by a girl she hadn’t been…

— James S.A. Corey

“He was ridiculously handsome, tall, lean yet solid with muscle. Politely immoral, indifferent to censure. As if he knew he was irresistible in all…

— C.C. Gibbs

“With a tired sigh, she went to stare at her reflection, checking her costume for any telltale flaws. The tight, red, sequined bodysuit clung…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

“No wonder she was so underweight. She was desperate to please a woman that could never be pleased, in the hopes of being loved…

— Rose Wynters

“A woman with legs up to my chest emerged from one of the illustrious establishments. She was shaped like an hourglass, but had the…

— Julian North

“She wasn't much over five feet and a hundred pounds, and she looked a little scrawny around the neck and ankles. But that was…

— Jim Thompson

“she barely moved and was, of course, concerned only with her own beautification and cleanliness. She dozed or was, at any rate, lying down,…

— Javier Marías

“It was a long time since whe's been young and it was unlikely that she'd ever been lovely. She stood like a man, square-on.…

— Kate Grenville