Quote by Vivienne Savage

“He felt all of the tension rush out of him. Without it, he could hardly stand up.”

— Rainbow Rowell

“He perceived with dismay that the sort of frightful calm which the injustice of his misfortune had conferred upon him was giving way within…

— Victor Hugo

“...he found it difficult to discuss any of his activities, which seemed to him no more than the hole through which he was falling.”

— Peter Ackroyd

“He shrugged. Confusion was like struggling to find the proper way to sit inside his skin.”

— Samuel R. Delany

“He was entirely rid of his nervous misgivings, of his forced aggressiveness, of the imperative desire to show himself different from his surroundings. He…

— Willa Cather

“Maybe it was tact that made Benjamin sigh. He didn't roll his eyes or look pained, which was pretty damn magnanimous of him.”

— Lili St. Crow

“He chanced to be in a lucid critical mood, and would not sympathize with exaltation.”

— E.M. Forster

“He snorted softly. His talent had destroyed everything he had ever valued. With a shake of his head, he moved his thoughts away from…

— Mitchell Hogan

“He could not bear the thought of discussing his situation, he could endure it only by determining resolutely not to think about it. He…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“The best thing to do was to stop it while he still could, since it was something that would lead nowhere, painfully.”

— Mark Helprin

“Then his eyes traveled down and his expression darkened. He clearly liked what he saw. He seemed to come to himself with a guilty…

— Jennifer Foehner Wells

“It was strange that what had been forced on him, was now something he didn’t want to let go of.”

— Sarah Noffke