"I was staring wild-eyed back at myself"

"I was staring wild-eyed back at myself" - The Things They Left Behind by Stephen King

"She hadn't realized that sugar eased grief"

"She hadn't realized that sugar eased grief" - The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King

"The shuttle won't be back until tomorrow"

"The shuttle won't be back until tomorrow" - Willa by Stephen King

"The smallest monstrous mouse that creeps on floor"

"The smallest monstrous mouse that creeps on floor"- A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

"From the beginning we were prepared ... "

"From the beginning we were prepared ... " - The Invasion from Outer Space by Steven Millhauser

" ... we knew just what to do"

" ... we knew just what to do" - The Invasion from Outer Space by Steven Millhauser

"Raised bricks formed diamand-shape decorative motifs"

"Raised bricks formed diamand-shape decorative motifs" - Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs

"People were just down on her because she had got an education"

"People were just down on her because she had got an education" - Some Women by Alice Munro

"I am amazed sometimes to think how old I am"

"I am amazed sometimes to think how old I am" - Some Women by Alice Munro

"It brimmed and thrummed like rising yeast"

"It brimmed and thrummed like rising yeast" - Pumpkin Head by Joyce Carol Oates

"Anything that happens after this party breaks up is nothing"

"Anything that happens after this party breaks up is nothing" - Jazz by Toni Morrison

"I know what you came for"

"I know what you came for" - Jazz by Toni Morrison

"To see how black I was"

"To see how black I was" - Jazz by Toni Morrison

"She didn't want to be like that"

"She didn't want to be like that" - Jazz by Toni Morrison

"She buttoned her coat and left the drugstore"

"She buttoned her coat and left the drugstore" - Jazz by Toni Morrison

"In no time laughter was rocking them both"

"In no time laughter was rocking them both" - Jazz by Toni Morrison

"Damn the snakes my man was coming for me"

"Damn the snakes my man was coming for me" - Jazz by Toni Morrison

"Everybody needs a pile of newspapers"

"Everybody needs a pile of newspapers" - Jazz by Toni Morrison

"The ping of desire that surfaced along with his whisper"

"The ping of desire that surfaced along with his whisper" - Jazz by Toni Morrison

"Daylight slants like a razor cutting the buildings in half"

"Daylight slants like a razor cutting the buildings in half" - Jazz by Toni Morrison

"A poisened silence floated through the rooms like a big fishnet"

"A poisened silence floated through the rooms like a big fishnet"- Jazz by Toni Morrison

"The dogs began to bark then"

"The dogs began to bark then" - Soldier's Joy by Antonya Nelson

"In her dream, her husband had written her a love letter"

"In her dream, her husband had written her a love letter" - Soldier's Joy by Antonya Nelson

"Buy a bigger boat"

"Buy a bigger boat" - Pearls Before Swine 2009 Calendar by Stephan Pastis

"Halfway up the hill, he saw an elephant coming down"

"Halfway up the hill, he saw an elephant coming down" - The Elephant by Aravind Adiga

"There used to be a big coconut grove here"

"There used to be a big coconut grove here" - The Elephant by Aravind Adiga

"An incense stick smoked below the images"

"An incense stick smoked below the images" - The Elephant by Aravind Adiga

"You may not be ready for enlightenment"

"You may not be ready for enlightenment" - Pearls Before Swine Calendar 2009 by Stephan Pastis

"Wer liebt, schläft nicht"

"Wer liebt, schläft nicht" - Schlafes Bruder by Robert Schneider

"Die Kuh hatte ihm noch im hohen Alter ein Kalb geworfen"

"Die Kuh hatte ihm noch im hohen Alter ein Kalb geworfen" - Schlafes Bruder by Robert Schneider

"Also summt er dem Mädchen in Gedanken ein Schlaflied"

"Also summt er dem Mädchen in Gedanken ein Schlaflied" - Schlafes Bruder by Robert Schneider