“How'd you get in here?"She raised her eyebrows. “You pick pockets.” Kat watched his hand fly to his back pocket. “I can pick locks. Looking for this?” she asked, holding up his wallet. “Oops. Maybe I can pick pockets too.” Ally Carter book Heist Society Source: Heist Society
“He nodded and curled over his paper, writing quickly. As his words took form on the white page, she got to watch him… and realized she never wanted him to go. She wanted him here beside her forever.” Jessica Bird (1969) U.S. novelist Source: Lover Mine
“She wanted to feel safe. Untouchable in her home. The ultimate female fantasy.” Kathy Reichs book Déjà Dead Source: Déjà Dead
“He gave her his heart. She took it and placed it quietly in the pocket of her gown. No one observed what she did.” Susanna Clarke book Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Source: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
“More than anything, she wanted to crawl across the bloody sand toward the place where Jace’s body lay, crawl to him and lay down beside him and put her arms around him, even though he was gone.” Cassandra Clare book City of Glass Source: City of Glass
“She wanted to bottle how safe she felt in this moment, so she could drink of it later when loneliness and fear left her parched.” Kristin Hannah book The Nightingale Source: The Nightingale
“She just wanted to be somewhere safe, somewhere familiar, where people looked and spoke like her and she could stand to eat the food.” Nalo Hopkinson book Midnight Robber Section 4 (p. 217) Midnight Robber (2000)
“And she was mine, she was mine, the key was in my fist, my fist was in my pocket, she was mine.” Vladimir Nabokov book Lolita Source: Lolita
“Cleavage is great," she said. "Like an extra pocket.” Kelley Armstrong book The Summoning Source: The Summoning
“He knew there must be a Ring, and he patted his pocket where he had it; he thought there should be a Best Man, though when he wrote so to Daily Alice she wrote that they didn't believe in that; and as for Rehearsals, she said when he mentioned them, "Don't you want it to be a surprise?"” John Crowley (1942) American writer Bk. 1, Ch. 4 Little, Big: or, The Fairies' Parliament (1981)