Steven Hill

“They sit in silence, broken only be the quiet electronic beeps by Penny’s bedside. All that remained of her, like a lighthouse blinking far out to sea.”
― Richard Osman, The Thursday Murder Club

“Perhaps, pious as they were, these ladies did not wish to see me pass into that sad and outcast state of revelation where one begins to feel superior to one’s neighbors.”
― Marilynne Robinson, Housekeeping

“It was a lovely little room with a television in the spot where the fireplace should have been. The drapes, a chair, and the couch were upholstered in a matching floral print. In all likelihood, Mrs. Ackerly wore a dress cut from the same fabric, so that if she sat on the couch quietly enough, her husband wouldn’t know she was there.”
― Amor Towles, The Lincoln Highway

“maybe people gave God too many alls to juggle.”
― David Sosnowski, Happy Doomsday