It's not a pretty world, Papa.' 'I've noticed,' my father said softly. Chaim Potok
He closed his eyes. "I'm so tired, Tess,” he said. "I only wanted pleasant dreams for once.” "That is not the way to get them, Will,” she said softly. "You cannot buy or drug or dream your way out of pain. Cassandra Clare
I'll tell you how the sun rose, a ribbon at a time. The steeples swam in amethyst, The news like squirrels ran. The hills untied their bonnets, The bobolinks begun. Then I said softly to myself, "That must have been the sun! Emily Dickinson
Well, a wish, some wish, Ruth said. Well, I wished that this world wouldn't end. This world, this world, Ruth said softly. Grace Paley
Lights," I said softly. This had become my favorite word over the past week. In my mind, it had become synonymous with freedom. Ernest Klein
He sighed and then focused his eyes right on me. It was like drowning, drowning in seas of green. There was nothing in the world except for those eyes. "I want to kiss you, Rose," he said softly. "And I want you to want me too. Richelle Mead