Quote by the Serpent and The Rose by Kathleen Bryan

“For better or worse, he was bound to this body until someone or something else released the binding.”

— Kathleen Bryan

“He came back in a body bag.”

— Alexandra Bracken

“The victim’s hand was contracted into a fist except for the middle digit, which was rigidly extended.”

— Carl Hiaasen

“What he carried with him, all he carried with him, was a lack, something like a lack of air, of proper behavior in his…

— Alice Munro

He was not bound. No one led him by the arm. He got out of the carriage as if he were a free man.

— Patrick Süskind

“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

“When he got back to Phu Bai, one of the walking wounded, he was ordered to look through nearly a hundred body bags and…

— Mark Bowden

“I glowered back up at him. "Did you need something?" He didn't move. "Where are you going?" "To plot your downfall," I snapped. I…

— Bethany Frenette

“He brought the Glock up to shoulder height. He had one up the snout giving him fourteen rounds of influence.”

— Norman Applegate

“Perhaps he had been waiting all along for someone to knock him down and allow him to drop the weight he’d so faithfully carried.”

— Simon Van Booy

“Wasn't sure how to respond to most things that came out of Skye's mouth--a woman who carried C4 in her purse and called it…

— Katie Reus

“I saw Four, Brandon’s Garde, poking his head out from behind Brandon’s back. He shyly put his hand out for Nine to take, inviting…

— Pittacus Lore