"I don't know ..."

"I don't know ..." - The 8:55 to Baghdad by Andrew Eames

"... whether I looked confused ..."

"... whether I looked confused ..." - The 8:55 to Baghdad by Andrew Eames

"... but I certainly felt it"

"... but I certainly felt it" - The 8:55 to Baghdad by Andrew Eames

"The train no longer registers on any timetables"

"The train no longer registers on any timetables" - The 8:55 to Baghdad by Andrew Eames

"I'm still searching for the thread"

"I'm still searching for the thread" - Three by Andrea Lee

"Around us was a modest crowd"

"Around us was a modest crowd" - Three by Andrea Lee

"What wakes me is the feeling of being in company"

"What wakes me is the feeling of being in company" - Three by Andrea Lee

"They sat in silence for a moment"

"They sat in silence for a moment" - Gold Boy, Emerald Girl by Yiyun Li

"The gods of antiquity tossed saints and sinners ..."

"The gods of antiquity tossed saints and sinners ..." - Three by Andrea Lee

"... lovers and chimeras up into the heavens ..."

"... lovers and chimeras up into the heavens ..." - Three by Andrea Lee

"... making sure that there was ..."

"... making sure that there was ..." - Three by Andrea Lee

"... a thumping good yarn behind each stellar formation"

"... a thumping good yarn behind each stellar formation" - Three by Andrea Lee

"But the street washers were approaching"

"But the street washers were approaching" - The Noble Truths of Suffering by Aleksandar Hemon

"A loud, wild, shaking voice"

"A loud, wild, shaking voice" - Face by Alice Munro

"His heart, his soul melted"

"His heart, his soul melted" - A Spoiled Man by Daniyal Mueenuddin

"Clasping his hands on his stomach"

"Clasping his hands on his stomach" - A Spoiled Man by Daniyal Mueenuddin

"You don't even have to give me a room"

"You don't even have to give me a room" - A Spoiled Man by Daniyal Mueenuddin

"Being the obvious center of the universe"

"Being the obvious center of the universe" - Is the Earth Round or Flat? by Alan Lightman

"Round or flat, whatever"

"Round or flat, whatever" - Is the Earth Round or Flat? by Alan Lightman

"Sheltered as I was ..."

"Sheltered as I was ..." - Face by Alice Munro

"... I almost believed her"

"... I almost believed her" - Face by Alice Munro

"He felt her hand on his hip"

"He felt her hand on his hip" - Awake by Tobias Wolff

"Where's my dog?"

"Where's my dog?" - Peanuts 2008 Calendar by Charles M. Schulz

"The bed was narrow"

"The bed was narrow" - Awake by Tobias Wolff

"Think of something else"

"Think of something else" - Awake by Tobias Wolff

"Others have become philosophers ..."

"Others have become philosophers ..." - Mirage by Alan Lightman

"... arguing that nothing exists ..."

"... arguing that nothing exists ..." - Mirage by Alan Lightman

"... that all is mirage"

"... that all is mirage" - Mirage by Alan Lightman

"I'm having trouble with the first sentence"

"I'm having trouble with the first sentence" - Peanuts 2008 Calendar by Charles M. Schulz

"The line goes up his nose"

"The line goes up his nose" - Crime by Irvine Welsh

"They have their own language"

"They have their own language" - Crime by Irvine Welsh

"There is still a tiredness about him"

"There is still a tiredness about him" - Crime by Irvine Welsh

"The woman is as tough as nails"

"The woman is as tough as nails" - Crime by Irvine Welsh

"Two frosted margaritas appear"

"Two frosted margaritas appear" - Crime by Irvine Welsh

"Know when you're finished"

"Know when you're finished" - Duma Key by Stephen King

"All the rest is only life"

"All the rest is only life" - Duma Key by Stephen King

"So I took a sip of my water"

"So I took a sip of my water" - Duma Key by Stephen King

"On the horizon was a ship"

"On the horizon was a ship" - Duma Key by Stephen King

"Quinci fuor quete le lanose gote"

"Quinci fuor quete le lanose gote" - Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri

"You have to establish the horizon"

"You have to establish the horizon" - Duma Key by Stephen King

"Pictures are magic, as you know"

"Pictures are magic, as you know" - Duma Key by Stephen King