#fiction

Then you look at her and smile a smile your dissembling face will remember until the day you die. Baby, you say, baby, this is part of my novel. This is how you lose her. ↗

— Junot Díaz

#essays #fiction #junot #literature #love

Boys don’t gossip.” “Pah! You don’t know us as well as you think.” This was a disturbing prospect. ↗

— Jennifer Echols

#humour #romance #young-adult-fiction #funny

I wash the clothes, rinse them and then scrub them again. Will that square little box do that? I am not using any fancy machines when my hands will do. ↗

— Renita D'Silva

#humour #india #indian #indian-fiction #women-s-fiction

Am Anfang war Gott? It may have been true, but it was not germane. ↗

— Stephen Craig

#funny #god #philosophical #funny

Though I have started emailing with one of my fellow readers whenever there's something important to say about Modern Family or Friday Night Lights, and with another when I notice her updates on Goodreads.com. ↗

— Rachel Bertsche

#goodreads #nonfiction #family

I wanted to remind you that you do not allow me to deliver boats, as I have been known to crash them. ↗

— Jennifer Echols

#humour #young-adult-fiction #young-adult-romance #funny

Grandfather recently died. He died alone on a trip away from home in a town where no one expected him to be ↗

— Téa Obreht

#fiction #opening-lines #home

Thank-you, son,’ said his father. ‘I want you to know we’re both proud of you. Take care, and keep in touch if you can.’ ‘Or even better, visit!’ said his mother, ‘our home isn’t complete without you! ↗

— Chris Tinniswood

#fantasy #fiction #home

Honey, you worry too much. Nothing is going to happen, I mean come on, you’re in the house of Mr. Hausefalle, the guru of home security! You’re probably safer over there than here."- House Trap, ch. 4: A Grave Mistake. ↗

— Mike Mauthor

#realistic-fiction #suspense #thriller #home

This isn't the road home. This is a road littered with questions that will inevitably lead to an answer. ↗

— Meryl S. Fortney (formerly RSF)

#fiction #paxcorpus #quotes #home