Quote by Robert J. Crane

“shot to instant wakefulness. It probably sounds weird, but I could hear them breathing and an unfamiliar scent filled the air, something brisk and…

— Robert J. Crane

“I sensed them creeping around in the living room as my body shot to instant wakefulness. It probably sounds weird, but I could hear…

— Robert J. Crane

“I smelled the clean house and the wood-frame bed. It was all filler. The noise, the sound, they existed just to take up space.…

— Kevin Powers

“and I couldn’t catch my breath, and my lungs were acting desperate, gasping, pulling me out of the bed trying to find a position…

— John Green

“Let them hear your voice so rarely that a simply-uttered word creates a hush of expectancy in the room.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“The soft-spoken words fell off the side of the bed, emptying to the floor like powder.”

— Markus Zusak

“I was aware of the treacherous air vents above us, conducting the sounds we were making upstairs. Maybe dad was listening. Or maybe, just…

— Edmund White

“As exhausted as I was, it took time for me to settle in. The curtains in my room let in too much light, the…

— R.L. Naquin

“My steps were muffled. It was quiet, so quiet that I felt as if I did not walk but instead crawled in silence. The…

— Rawi Hage

“For months I heard whispers and though it had seemed that they were carried to me on the wind, they were really coming from…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

“I smiled as the wind swept over me, stinging my cheeks and chilling my nose. I felt the cold creeping between my toes in…

— Robert J. Crane

“It felt like I'd only just fallen asleep when someone shook me awake. I pushed the person off, snuggling deeper in my covers. It…

— Amanda Hocking