Quote by Sarah J. Maas

“His body had become a companion which seemed always about to leave him: it had its own pains which moved him to pity, and…

— Peter Ackroyd

“And then, after the first blush of the admiration which he could not help feeling, he began to be tortured by the pangs of…

— Alexandre Dumas

“...the souls of none of them were dead, but only sleeping; now and then they would waken, and these were cruel times.”

— Upton Sinclair

“amidst the horrors of war, it became apparent that there was no way he could possibly survive the carnage. And if by some stroke…

— Julia Quinn

“He looked back on his past life, which had been so wretched. How had he been able to bear that terrible burden? He had…

— Leo Tolstoy

“Flesh, bodies, nerves, legs… things were getting all mixed up in his mind. It seemed to be filled with flesh, cloyed with the sweetish…

— Humphrey Cobb

“Inside him was a bitter, futile anger and a sadness that seemed to be choking him. It was finished. The period of agonizing waiting…

— Roderic Jeffries

“Three heavy blows boxed him low in the back. He saw a splash of red hit the door and had time to think, 'We…

— Stephen King

“Not daring to look at Chaol, she asked, “Do you know who Rourke Farran is?” The name made her sick with long-suppressed rage and…

— Sarah J. Maas

“Later, on the night that she and her beloved were slaughtered, when her eyes latched onto the crawl space where she had hidden their…

— J.R. Ward

“It was a good death. A very good death. She closed her eyes, and an hour later she gasped twice and let out one…

— J.R. Ward

“He did not know what to say in the face of such sorrow. He sat in silence by his sister's side in the spring…

— Halldor Laxness