Working too hard Quote by Nina Lane

“I know that he feels it too, this pull, this visceral connection between us. He may have all the power, but in this moment,…

— Anna Zaires

“He knows how selfish, how unreasonable, how self-absorbed he is being, and he is miserable but unable to stop himself [...]”

— Hanya Yanagihara

“He composed himself inwardly. Sparing the world his awkwardness, hiding vulnerability. Preserving his pride.”

— Julie Anne Long

“I believe he’s a brilliant man with a monstrous self-love and no soul. Put those qualities together, and there are roots planted for a…

— Iris Johansen

“He draws a slow circle in the dirt with his toe, the first physical sign of discomfort or distraction he has given since we…

— Lauren Oliver

“His body was as powerful as ever, looking as strong and exciting and cut as it did in my fantasies. He owned me in…

— Cara McKenna

“The determination that is his biggest strength . . . is also at times his fatal flaw. Like an unthinking machine, he'll just keep…

— Lin Pardey

“He is prepared, each day, to confront his own self-sabotage.”

— Steven Pressfield

“All winter long, I had glimpsed his deeply set habits, his regimented schedule. When I left, he would eat a dinner of leftovers, then…

— Ling Ma

“The hollowness in his chest, the tense yearning, the loneliness he braces against, every morning until he can immerse himself in work and forget.…

— Aminatta Forna

“Trembling as usual, I dropped to one knee and, holding on to the drum with one hand, looked up, wondering what he, my boss,…

— Bohumil Hrabal

“I’ve come to know him well, and have discovered that shrouded behind his touchy and volatile exterior, there crouches a warm and considerate human…

— Karl Wiggins