She thought in would be awkward for both to be brought into conscious collision; and fancied that, from her being on a low seat at first, and now standing behind her father, he had overlooked her in his haste. As if he did not feel the consciousness of her presence all over, though his eyes had never rested on her!
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Related Now very much against her will, she thought of the way Jace had looked at her then, the blaze of fai... CASSANDRA CLARE His hands tightened on her shoulders as the truth washed over him. My God, she really had told him y... CAROLYN JEWEL He had had to be father and mother to her, and he had taken to his tasks with determination, seeking... PAULA BRACKSTON She rested her head against his and felt, for the first time, what she would often feel with him: a ... LILY KING Now now,” he said, setting his hand on her shoulder. He didn’t even see her turn. One moment she... MATT TOMERLIN He turned back to Lara, his alert gaze raking over her tearful face. Somehow the solid reality of hi... LISA KLEYPAS Her room was warm and lightsome. A huge doll sat with her legs apart in the copious easy-chair besid... JAMES JOYCE Occupied in observing Mr. Bingley’s attentions to her sister, Elizabeth was far from suspecting th... JANE AUSTEN A look came into his dark eyes, a new expression she could'nt decipher. He stroked her lips with his... THEA HARRISON She infested his mind, thoughts of worshipping her in dark ways, her laugh would be his reward, her ... V. THEIA Slowly his resistance ebbed. She felt the change in his body, the relaxing of tension, his shoulders... LISA KLEYPAS Being with him made her feel as though her soul had escaped from the narrow confines of her island c... ARUNDHATI ROY They were talking more distantly than if they were strangers who had just met, for if they had been ... W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM He had been violently confused by her real presence in the opposite inaccessible corner. For months ... A.S. BYATT She had some money left over from her allowance that I made her give her father for gas, driving his... MARIA PARTON The scene unfolded before him as though he were a ghost. His mother stood on the raised stump,... JEAN M. GRANT The little group before her finally moved on and Sarah took its place, standing before Tom like he w... BONNIE DEE Finally, he slipped his arms around her too. Her eyes closed in relief. “I was thinking,... BONNIE DEE Will, the boy who loved the same books she did, the same poetry she did, who made her laugh even whe... CASSANDRA CLARE He firmly pulled her body against his and he brushed her lips with his. Staring into her eyes, he li... LANEY SMITH They kissed for the first time then in the cold spring rain, though neither one of them now knew tha... NEIL GAIMAN The Old Woman and the Physician
An old woman having lost the use of her eyes, called in a Physician ... AESOP But now she could not bear the way she sounded. She was not a person anyone could love. .... PETER CAREY Elizabeth had never been more at a loss to make her feelings appear what they were not. It was neces... JANE AUSTEN Valentine whirled. Clary, lying half-conscious in the sand, her wrists and arms a screaming agony, s... CASSANDRA CLARE It was at first almost as if he hadn't wanted to kiss her. His mouth was hard on hers, unyielding; t... CASSANDRA CLARE One of her arms was around his waist as her eyes fluttered open. He found himself lost in limpid blu... CAROLYN JEWEL He cupped his hand around her cheek, and she marveled at how perfectly his palm fit her cheek. His f... SUMMER HINES Dorian walked slowly back to his rooms, his heart racing. He could still feel her lips on his, smell... SARAH J. MAAS While this is all very amusing, the kiss that will free the girl is the kiss that she most desires,�... CASSANDRA CLARE You’re here!” She repeated, wrapping her arms around his neck and her legs around his hips.... AMY LANE She could feel the pressure from his hand on the back of her head as he forced her head down to take... BETH ASHWORTH I believe in you, my darling. I believe in you." He closed his eyes. And when he opened th... ELIZABETH HOYT Her innocence was maddening. She should know. She should know what her steward had done. She should ... MARIE RUTKOSKI We should go back inside," she said, in a half whisper. She did not want to go back inside. She want... CASSANDRA CLARE The death of her father and mother and the rich acres of and that had come down to her had set a tra... SHERWOOD ANDERSON Evan stopped completely. He was staring at her with those intense eyes. Staring right into her. Just... KATE BRIAN Watching the crackling fire, relishing the trusting weight of her head on his shoulder, Cam stroked ... LISA KLEYPAS He closed his eyes as she put her hand on his shoulder, and in that instant, nothing else mattered. ... NICHOLAS SPARKS He moved closer to her, his face just inches away from her. They stood motionless. Jason looked deep... MARK A. COOPER She certainly did not hate him. No; hatred had vanished long ago, and she had almost as long been as... JANE AUSTEN exhilaration fizzed through Clarke’s body. Before she realised what she was doing, she had thrown ... KASS MORGAN He is so beautiful," she thought, aching from the sadness that she saw in his eyes. In the late-afte... SHIRA ANTHONY Yes; he had done it. She was in the carriage, and felt that he had placed her there, that his will a... JANE AUSTEN She clambered to the shoreline. Numb and shaken, she began to dress. It wasn’t easy as she fumbled... JEAN M. GRANT She tried to tear herself away from him. The effort broke against his arms that had not felt it. Her... AYN RAND And because she was young, and so damn clever and amusing and wonderful, wherever she made her home,... SARAH J. MAAS She looked into the mirror, wiping the mascara that was running down her cheeks with her tears and s... AKSHAY VASU Brigan was saying her name, and he was sending her a feeling. It was courage and strength, and somet... KRISTIN CASHORE He tore off her pajamas. She wasn't out with a fresh face of makeup with her hair done or a short dr... ANONYMOUS1234 She wondered whether there would ever come an hour in her life when she didn't think of him -- didn'... PHILIP PULLMAN His heart stilled at the mere thought of her hurting herself. 'He was a fool.' Of course this d... ELIZABETH HOYT They were mistaken if they thought he did not kill her because he loved her too much. At that moment... JORGE AMADO She answered by standing and kissing him first and held his cheeks and closed her eyes and felt sure... SHANNON HALE I’m sorry you got dragged into this.” He waved a hand to indicate he meant the house, the entire... KAYLEA CROSS His body was urgent against her, and she didn't have the heart anymore to fight...She saw his eyes, ... D.H. LAWRENCE
"Take your hair down," he croaked, his voice deep even to his own ears.
She ... KRISTEN CASEY He sat there looking at her smiling and laughing, watching her hair fall over her eyes and she setti... -AKSHAY VASU He sat there looking at her smiling and laughing, watching her hair fall over her eyes and she setti... AKSHAY VASU Prove it!" she hissed. "Prove you are who you are!" "We don't have time for this! You really wa... MELISSA DE LA CRUZ Karou wished she could be the kind of girl who was complete unto herself, comfortable in solitude, s... LAINI TAYLOR She craved a presence beside her, solid. Fingertips light at the nape of her neck and a voice meetin... LAINI TAYLOR She didn’t know how long they stood on that roof, tangled up in each other, mouths and hands rovin... SARAH J. MAAS Royce understood then why she had come: she had come to finish the task her relatives had begun; to ... JUDITH MCNAUGHT Seven hundred years ago, Tersa had told [Daemon] the living myth was coming. Seven hundred years of ... ANNE BISHOP She flapped her hands, anxious energy coursing through her. “How can you be so calm?” He g... ANGELA QUARLES Alysandir is a fine horseman," Isobella said. He was about to dismount, and she stepped upon a stool... ELAINE COFFMAN He did not speak; merely looked at her with an expression she had seen traces of before but never fu... ANNE FORTIER You're not moving your body the correct way, Here, just let me show you." Though it was the old... SARAH J. MAAS And as she looked at the pool she saw the waters gather up into a column, rushing up foaming and sta... ELLIOT MABEUSE And you're not leaving," she said. "Promise me." It was as if she had asked him to promis... SHARON SHINN You had every right to be. He raised his eyes to look at her and she was suddenly and strangely remi... CASSANDRA CLARE I missed you,” she cried into him. Standing on top of the snow gave him an additional few inches o... THOMM QUACKENBUSH Sadly, the signals that allow men and women to find the partners who most please them are scrambled ... NAOMI WOLF He took time to explain the course of the disease and he supported Karen and assured her that he wou... JOELLYN SCHULTZ Elizabeth did a great job for us, and she got a lot of support from her defense behind her. BRANDY FRAZIER She loved him because he had brought her back to life. She had been like a caterpillar in a cocoon, ... KEN FOLLETT Simon,” she whispered, vaguely surprised that she had just used his first name, for she had never ... LISA KLEYPAS How was it that he haunted her imagination so persistently? What could it be? Why did she care for w... ELIZABETH GASKELL No, it had never been like this for him before, with anyone. Of all the women he’d known, she was ... J.D. ROBB Yes. He saw her in his mind, exactly as she was. She bore him company with her pride, resentment, ha... CHARLES DICKENS For all his determination to keep her at arm's length, they had literally leaned on each other. He c... ROBERT GALBRAITH If she had lived, Mary Jo Kopechne would be 62 years old. Through his tireless work as a legislator,... CHARLES PIERCE Anne, look here. Can’t we be good friends?” For a moment Anne hesitated. She had an odd, ne... L.M. MONTGOMERY She wanted to write to him. Tell him she was glad he was back, that he was alive, that he was home a... COCO J. GINGER And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bo... BIBLE He shook his head in disbelief. He would cook and take her to his place. He was about to break two o... MARCIA WEBER MARTINS He smiled at her, and Sophie’s emotions went to war. She had always admired Banallt’s intellect ... CAROLYN JEWEL Jay showed up after school with a bouquet of flowers and an armful of DVDs, although Violet couldn�... KIMBERLY DERTING If I release you, you won't scream? I'd rather not continue the conversation like this." She sh... JAIME RUSH He would give up his wings and heaven for her, a woman he loved but would never truly belong to him,... J.L. SHEPPARD I saw her, once. “She passed through our village, through fields littered with dead sol... MARIE LU Maybe Park had paralyzed her with his ninja magic, his Vulcan handhold, and now he was going to eat ... RAINBOW ROWELL All of a sudden, she was there, breaking away from the little group of women and running toward him.... BONNIE DEE She kissed his chest. "Thanks for letting me into your heart." He tucked her hair behind her e... LISA KESSLER If she had loved him, he would have opened windows, allowed all of that precious light of hers in sh... AMANDA LANCE The woman had gasped beneath his heavy body. He rubbed against her, lubricated by the warm, sticky l... NATSUO KIRINO Imogen looked at Ty, at the one man who could halt her stone-cold logic and make her just feel.... S... ERIN MCCARTHY With stars in her eyes and veils in her hair, with cyclamen and wild violets—what nonsense was he ... VIRGINIA WOOLF His face was glistening with cold. He was beautiful, the snow in his eyelashes like diamonds, the co... SARAH BLAKLEY-CARTWRIGHT
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ELIZABETH HARDWICK Sometimes serendipity is just intention unmasked. ELIZABETH BERG Says Momma: “I got handed lemons, too, y’know but I learned how to make lemonade with them… No... ELIZABETH FLOCK People always fall in love with the most perfect aspects of each other’s personalities. Who wouldn... ELIZABETH GILBERT You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. T... ELIZABETH GILBERT In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustai... ELIZABETH GILBERT The thing about hearts is that they always want to keep beating ELIZABETH SCOTT The act of quiet nighttime talking, illustrates for me more than anything else the curious alchemy o... ELIZABETH GILBERT The King once said to me, 'Harold, you stand above all other men.' I said, 'No, Sire. I want nothing... ELIZABETH ALDER You’re wishin’ too much, baby. You gotta stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone oughtta ... ELIZABETH GILBERT To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border o... ELIZABETH GILBERT Someday you're gonna look back on this moment of your life as such a sweet time of grieving. You'll ... ELIZABETH GILBERT Her romances often seemed like dalliances; she enjoyed male company and blossomed in its presence, b... ELIZABETH WINDER I have a history of making decisions very quickly about men. I have always fallen in love fast and w... ELIZABETH GILBERT But never again use another person's body or emotions as a scratching post for your own unfulfilling... ELIZABETH GILBERT Sometimes life is too hard to be alone, and sometimes life is too good to be alone. ELIZABETH GILBERT Instructions for freedom": 1. Life's metaphors are God's instructions. 2. You have just cl... ELIZABETH GILBERT Even someone you've inhabited rooms with, and seen naked everyday, seen sitting on the toilet throug... ELIZABETH KOSTOVA The day is ending. It's time for something that was beautiful to turn into something else that is be... ELIZABETH GILBERT At some point, you gotta let go, and sit still, and allow contentment to come to you. ELIZABETH GILBERT One must always be prepared for riotous and endless waves of transformation. ELIZABETH GILBERT The Bhagavad Gita—that ancient Indian Yogic text—says that it is better to live your own destiny... ELIZABETH GILBERT Mary Queen of Scots had a little dog, a Skye terrier, that was devoted to her. Moments after Mary wa... ELIZABETH WEIN I was doing something I'd never done before. And what will I be able to do tomorrow that I cannot ye... ELIZABETH GILBERT Fear--who cares? ELIZABETH GILBERT I don't believe for a minute-that we wouldn't have become friends somehow-that an unexploded bomb wo... ELIZABETH WEIN Wherever I go, I'll always see you. You'll always be with me. And there's no happy ending coming her... ELIZABETH SCOTT People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate i... ELIZABETH GILBERT It's still two human beings trying to get along, so it's going to be complicated. And love is always... ELIZABETH GILBERT Some days are meant to be counted, others are meant to be weighed. ELIZABETH GILBERT The only thing more unthinkable than leaving was staying; the only thing more impossible than stayin... ELIZABETH GILBERT We search for happiness everywhere, but we are like Tolstoy's fabled beggar who spent his life sitti... ELIZABETH GILBERT You are, after all, what you think. Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the s... ELIZABETH GILBERT I crossed the street to walk in the sunshine. ELIZABETH GILBERT I want God to play in my bloodstream the way sunlight amuses itself on the water. ELIZABETH GILBERT