Desperation Quote by Rachel Caine

“The air smelled of blood, sweat, and anger.”

— Angela Orlowski-Peart

“Still,there was this heavy feeling in the air, like everyone was trying too hard to have a good time. Laughs were too loud, and…

— Rachel Hawkins

“Silently, she wondered whether this was the same desperation, the same impotence that grips many men by their shirts, their T-shirts, their work vests,…

— Panashe Chigumadzi

“It smelled delicious but tasted of jealousy.”

— Katie Graykowski

“She smelled of vanilla and strawberries. She tasted of mint. It sounds like fruit salad but the effect was sweet, innocent and fresh.”

— AJ Adams

“The mist was like a faint perfume.”

— Erich Maria Remarque

“It was a weird kind of desperation. We knew frenzied fucking, and we knew covert quickies, but this was something else entirely.”

— Christina Lauren

“I recall the words, the faces, the stale perfume and the pungent odor that filled the room..”

— Nancy B. Brewer

“As soon as we entered the shop, it smelled like a musty old trunk. Just an ungodly mix of fragrances I couldn’t name. “This…

— Dannika Dark

“I smelled like a really nice snack.”

— Lili St. Crow

“The stuff smelled nasty: like gasoline and dirty socks mixed with something sweet. Kind of like Buckley’s cough syrup.”

— Coreene Callahan

“Even worse, there was a smell. Musky and warm, like old blood. It made his throat close, and he wanted to wretch.”

— Victor LaValle