"The party was ending"

"The party was ending" - Ever Since by Donald Antrim

"What in the world are you doing?"

"What in the world are you doing?" - Ever Since by Donald Antrim

"I see you leaving for the blue end of the sky"

"I see you leaving for the blue end of the sky" - fourteen threadless needles by vito pasquale

"They were waiting for me at the end of the line"

"They were waiting for me at the end of the line" - Los Gigantes by T. C. Boyle

"It was like some bizarre work of art"

"It was like some bizarre work of art" - Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin

"I've had all sorts of adventures"

"I've had all sorts of adventures" - The Climber Room by Sam Lipsyte

"You were going to do all the wonderful things"

"You were going to do all the wonderful things" - The Climber Room by Sam Lipsyte

"It wasn't her nature to be sulky"

"It wasn't her nature to be sulky" - Gravel by Alice Munro

"She wanted them to have a fantastic time out in the world"

"She wanted them to have a fantastic time out in the world" - He Knew by Donald Antrim

"You can't share pain"

"You can't share pain" - Deniers by Sam Lipsyte

"I do have to go somewhere now"

"I do have to go somewhere now" - Deniers by Sam Lipsyte

"There's always something you haven't thought of"

"There's always something you haven't thought of" - Rollingwood by Ben Marcus

"It's never a bad time to talk strategy"

"It's never a bad time to talk strategy" - Rollingwood by Ben Marcus

"He has no one to take care of and he can relax"

"He has no one to take care of and he can relax" - Rollingwood by Ben Marcus

"I loved the mysterious darkness of the trees"

"I loved the mysterious darkness of the trees" - The Other Place by Mary Gaitskill

"I can remember being flooded with happiness once"

"I can remember being flooded with happiness once" - Honor by Tessa Hadley

"There's something I want to be sure to show you"

"There's something I want to be sure to show you" - Axis by Alice Munro

"She has stared out of windows more"

"She has stared out of windows more" - Axis by Alice Munro

"I suppose you're quite a stranger to farm life"

"I suppose you're quite a stranger to farm life" - Axis by Alice Munro

"Or maybe I was seeing a little too clearly"

"Or maybe I was seeing a little too clearly" - Just Kids by Patti Smith