20th Century Fiction Quotes

“When the train left the station, Pletcher drove back to Possum Misery Lane as the sun was setting over Oyster Bay, hoping to spy a little on the Russian diplomatic estate.”
― Paul A. Barra, Strangers and Sojourners: A Big Percy Pletcher thriller

“He set his feet. As Billy Martin scrambled away, the big Russian bore in, eyes glittering, and lips pulled back.”
― Paul A. Barra, Strangers and Sojourners: A Big Percy Pletcher thriller

“If you say 'war' again, I'll go in the house.”
― Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind

“Sybil was now banging on about how hard Humph worked and the havoc caused by boarding school fees for seven. Jack refrained from telling her that you would expect seven children to be more expensive to raise than one or two and that no one had an electric cattle prod on either her rump or Humph's as they herded their offspring into private schools.”
― Barbara Anderson, Portrait of the Artist's Wife

“Hearts on the shore were overconfident enough to take the chills and thrills.”
― Akshat Pathak, Strangers to the Quietus!: The Three Rangers of the Mortal Coil...

“The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.”
― Robert Frost, Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening