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Quotes About Whispered

Well Holmes, I murmured, have you found anything out? He stood beside me in silence, his candle in his hand. Then the tall, lean figure inclined towards me. I say, Watson, he whispered, would you be afraid to sleep in the same room with a lunatic, a man with softening of the brain, an idiot whose mind has lost its grip? Not in the least, I answered in astonishment. Ah, that's lucky, he said, and not another word would he utter that night.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
Poor Dr. Montague, Eleanor thought, standing aside to let the doctor take his wife into the dining room; he is so uncomfortable; I wonder how long she is going to stay. "I wonder how long she is going to stay?" Theodora whispered in her ear. "Maybe her suitcase is filled with ectoplasm," Eleanor said hopefully. "And how long will you be able to stay?" Dr. Montague asked, sitting
~ Shirley Jackson
I say, Watson,' he whispered, 'would you be afraid to sleep in the same room as a lunatic, a man with softening of the brain, an idiot whose mind has lost its grip?' 'Not in the least,' I answered in astonishment. 'Ah, that's lucky,' he said, and not another word would he utter that night.
~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Didnt I tell you theyd all come?" he whispered to me. "The vicious fairies. And theyre disappointed it's not a wake yet.
~ John Rechy
Then out of the darkness a deep voice commanded, "Halt, in the name of the Continental Army!" "Halt?" Tony whispered. "Is he kidding?
~ Elvira Woodruff
But that was all bravado. Already - how had it come about so quickly - desire had begotten need. A few whispered words (perhaps he didn't mean them) and I was ready to follow. It was worse to think of staying behind, to grind one day upon another. Nothing to hold me here. None to regret my leaving, save Az.
~ Sarah Micklem
I wish I knew who I am," I whispered to the stars in Baya's eyes. Slowly, Baya shook his head. "Oh, Dust Girl, that's the hardest wish of all. Not even Baya can give you that one. That one you earn.
~ Sarah Zettel
I can see time," whispered Mogget, so softly that his words were lost.
~ Garth Nix
A warp," Nita whispered. "A tunnel through space-time. Are you a white hole?" It stopped bobbing, stared at her as if she had said something derogatory. (Do I look like a hole?)
~ Diane Duane
The choir always tittered and whispered all through service. There was once a church choir that was not ill bred, but I have forgotten where it was, now. It was a great many years ago and I can scarcely remember anything about it, but I think it was in some foreign country.
~ Mark Twain
The first couple of times, he simply stayed - a stranger to kill the aloneness. A few nights after that, he whispered "Shhh, I'm here, its alright." After three weeks, he held her. Trust was accumulated quickly, due primarily to the brute strength of the man's gentleness, his thereness.
~ Markus Zusak
So many people chased after me in that time, calling my name, asking me to take them with me. Then there was the small percentage who called me casually over and whispered with their tightend voices.
~ Markus Zusak
That life was richer,' a voice deep in his mind whispered. 'This one is truer,' whispered another, even deeper.
~ Stephen King
So that's a fox?' Firepaw whispered. 'What an ugly muzzle!' 'You can say that again!' agreed Graypaw. 'I was following one of those when we first . . . met,' whispered Firepaw. 'More likely it was following you, you idiot!' hissed Graypaw.
~ Erin Hunter
Where are Poppydawn's kits?" Bluekit whispered. "They won't arrive for another two moons," Snowkit answered. Arrive? Bluekit tipped her head to one side. Where from?
~ Erin Hunter
Meet me by the island at twilight," he whispered, adding in a louder meow, "Remember to tell Squirrelflight what I said.
~ Erin Hunter
People whispered comfort about Marian being called back to heaven, but my mother would not be distracted from her grief. To this day it remains a hobby.
~ Gillian Flynn
His fingers tugged at the towel. I held tight to it, hard as a dishrag on my breasts, and shook my head. What's this? he whispered into my ear. This is the unforgiving light of morning, I whispered back. Time to drop the illusion. What illusion? That anything can be okay, I said, and kissed his cheek.
~ Gillian Flynn
In the hoarsely whispered words of Detective Markey, who was sitting close enough for Katie to be able to hear him, he had the face of a bulldog sucking piss from a stinging nettle. At last
~ Graham Masterton
The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more.
~ Mary Shelley
The car whispered up the slope and nosed quietly out above the trees. He was driving like a careful insult.
~ Mary Stewart
buy me some more furry mittens," I whispered. "'Cause that would be
~ Barbara Park
Kind of a wuss? Kind of a wuss? Dude, you are, like, the Duke of Wussendorf. The Earl of Wussheim. In fact, wherever wusses meet and mingle, your name is whispered in hushed, reverent tones.
~ Jordan Sonnenblick
Cinderheart's pelt had shone in the moonlight, and the stars had glittered as though the sky were as frosted as the hills. "Then we are more than friends?" he had whispered into Cinderheart's ear.
~ Erin Hunter