Ellis

“If we wait till tomorrow to fix the tire, then we won’t set off in time, and we’ll be late getting to Gulf Shores. Everyone else from school will be there and we’ll miss the first night out with everyone.”
― Holly Jackson, Five Survive

“General?” Again Dulin raised his hand. “With all due respect, could we stop fucking around and get started?”
― R.F. Kuang, The Burning God

“Neville was in total disgrace. Professor McGonagall was so furious with him she had banned him from all future Hogsmeade visits, given him a detention, and forbidden anyone to give him the password into the tower. Poor Neville was forced to wait outside the common room every night for somebody to let him in, while the security trolls leered unpleasantly at him.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“I spy a crumpled wad of Kleenex on the nightstand beside my bed.”
― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures