"Caravaggio, who painted her, was not well regarded in his time because he used ordinary people as models for saints." The Many Faces of the Face; Art for Children series, Brigitte Baumbusch
"But boys in recovery have that reentry calmed-down zombie look, which you can't buy in stores, and they do sometimes turn it to their advantage if they aren't scared of girls." The Feast of Love, Charles Baxter
"She was a big woman, in stature almost equalling her husband, and corpulent besides: she showed virile force in the contest – more than once she almost throttled him, athletic as he was." Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë
"She felt as if she would never be able to talk again, she was getting so much out of breath: and still the Queen cried 'Faster! Faster!' and dragged her along." Through the Looking-Glass, Lewis Carroll
"...legs and torso perfectly aligned in a smooth curve, a continuous brushstroke, his long arm pointing straight up at full extension, and there, nestled deep in the pocket of his glove, the white ball." Midair, Frank Conroy
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