Ray Morgan

“Emotion! demmy, sir! what do you mean by emotion? Am I a man to give way to emotion? Demmy, sir, mind what you say!" roared the old lion, getting up and shaking himself free of all weaknesses.”
― E.D.E.N. Southworth, The Hidden Hand

“As the family party stepped out of the carriage, the novelty, freshness and beauty of the scene called forth a simultaneous burst of admiration. The little snow-white tents were dotted here and there through the woods, in beautiful contrast with the greenness of the foliage; groups of well-dressed and cheerful-looking men, women and children were walking about; over all smiled a morning sky of cloudless splendor.”
― E.D.E.N. Southworth, The Hidden Hand

“He looks at her as though searching for an emotion he misplaced. Fervor, perhaps. Or affection. He has the appearance of a man who has weathered many internal sandstorms and whose convictions—once sharp and exquisite—have lost their definition. Observing James, Blandine is reminded of a swan she saw last February. It has resigned itself to a puddle in the parking lot of a megastore.”
― Tess Gunty, The Rabbit Hutch

“Bad things happened to the young actress, as they often did: rejection, rape, anorexia, addiction. Cast aside by an older married man, her first love, as the director warned. Horrible wigs! But mostly, the violence was administered by the attention, which was the wrong kind of light—radiation that burned her, gave her melanoma of the spirit.”
― Tess Gunty, The Rabbit Hutch