Life itself Quote by William Gay

“A prickle of awareness made the hairs at the back of his neck stand. A deep chill sank into his flesh to settle around…

— Pamela K. Kinney, "Let Demon Dogs Lie," Southern Haunts: Devils in the Darkness

“till suddenly his hand met what felt like a tiny ring of cold metal lying on the floor of the tunnel. It was a…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“There were things that could not be contemplated, he realized. There were potential truths too costly to bear. It wasn’t until after the body…

— Hugh Howey

“The instant the words are out of his mouth, he realizes his mistake. It’s like getting smacked in the back of the head with…

— Maria Padian

“He didn’t know how one’s flesh prickled when fear took hold. He didn’t understand what it was like to gaze into the future and…

— Lorraine Heath

“As he lay there, he was sure that he could still feel the memory of that strange hand cupping the back of his neck;…

— Neil Bartlett

“This so gnawed at him on some nights that he lay awake wondering just how many unknown and similarly inconsequential accidents and bits of…

— Louise Erdrich

“Now, for the first time ever, a story had escaped his control. It had taken on a life of its own, and all the…

— Michael Ende

“In the strangeness of the brightening day it seemed presumptuous that with this feeble, broken instrument of his mind he had ever tried to…

— Fitzgerald

“Roland shook his head slowly. There was a lesson here, he realized, not a shining thing but something that was old and rusty and…

— Stephen King

“I grit my teeth and wonder if it would matter if I strangled Dash in his sleep. Or poisoned his tea. I wonder what…

— Cat Hellisen

“The weather being hot, he had no cravat, and wore his shirt collar wide open; so that every time he spoke something was seen…

— Charles Dickens