Perhaps anything that he did would have pleased Lucy, but his awkwardness went straight to her heart; men were not gods after all, but as human and as clumsy as girls; even men might suffer from unexplained desires, and need help.
— from A Room with a View by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster

She was crying bitterly, and I must confess that no young girl ever moved me so deeply as she did by the expression of her grief.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

“Good evening, Mr. Marius,” said she suddenly and abruptly; and away she went.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Moreover as each soldier knows precisely on which via , and at what point of it, his quarters are to be, because all occupy the same position in the camp wherever it may be, it is exactly like a legion entering its own city; when breaking off at the gates each man makes straight for his own residence without hesitation, because he knows the direction and the quarter of the town in which home lies.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

"Good evening, Mrs. Mack," said Mark.
— from Mark Mason's Victory by Alger, Horatio, Jr.

"You hear this, gentlemen," exclaimed Mr. Meyer, springing to his feet and facing everybody in turn.
— from The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility by Morgan Robertson

"Good 'eavings, Mister Maitland, sir!
— from The Brass Bowl by Louis Joseph Vance

Ef cabe hab trouble of grizzle er miner, Mike shoot."
— from Polly and Eleanor by Lillian Elizabeth Roy

It may be that in certain portions of Germany every man may still have faith in his star; we are willing to believe it, since he says so; but almost everywhere the star has been superseded by a Guardian Angel, the White Angel, as they call him, a far more tempting personage, and infinitely more intimate and sympathetic.
— from Myths of the Rhine by M. Xavier

I grew every moment more sad.
— from Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick by Savage, William T., Mrs.

Ester kept her seat across from them, and grew every moment more sure that she was right, and more provoked.
— from Ester Ried by Pansy

[Budi HARDJONO, chairman]; Indonesia Democracy Party-Struggle or PDI-P ; National Awakening Party or PKB ; National Mandate Party or PAN [Amien RAIS, chairman] International organization participation: APEC, AsDB, ASEAN, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-15, G-19, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNMIBH, UNMOP, UNMOT, UNOMIG, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Maleeha LODHI chancery: 2020 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 telephone: (202) 775-5200 FAX: (202) 775-5365 consulate(s) general: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Robert GELBARD embassy: Medan Merdeka Selatan 5, Jakarta mailing address: Unit 8129, Box 1, APO AP 96520 telephone: (21) 344-2211 FAX: (21) 386-2259 consulate(s) general: Surabaya Flag description: two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag of Poland, which is white (top) and red @Indonesia:Economy Economy - overview: The Indonesian economy stabilized in 1999, following the sharp contraction and high inflation of 1998.
— from The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency