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dd7cc99 "Nicasia said that as mortal power grows, land and sea ought to be united. And that they would be, either in the way she hoped or the way I should fear." "Ominous," I say. "It seems I have a singular taste for women who threaten me." women mortal ominous threaten power Holly Black
ade6065 The phone rang. Softly, in actuality, yet it seemed loud and ominous, as phones do at night in dark hotel rooms. hotel noir ominous phone night Jim Thompson
5de45c3 "There's an innocuous explanation for everything. Everything is a coin that has two sides to it, and one side is innocuous but the other can be ominous. ("New York Blues")" innocuous ominous Cornell Woolrich
e705f8e It was a time for warm embraces, for smiles, for toasts and reconciliations, for renewing old friendships and making new ones, for laughter and kisses. It was a good time, a golden autumn, a time of peace and plenty. But winter was coming. laughter happiness time-for-love winter-is-coming prosperity peace threat ominous George R.R. Martin
c7c11e1 "It was dark now, and broodingly sluggish. Like something supine waiting to spring, with just the tip of its tail twitching. Leaves stood still on the trees. An evil green star glinted in the black sky like a hostile eye, like an evil spying eye. ("For The Rest Of Her Life")" star omen threat ominous night evil Cornell Woolrich
ff61bba It was a dark story. marriage dark death short kidnapping pirate theft ominous Joseph Conrad
2dbab46 Bond looked at the beautiful day and smiled. And no man, not even Mr. Big, would have liked the expression on his face. ominous Ian Fleming
ea517a4 An eerie atmosphere leeched from the soot-damaged walls. It was as if the house had died, and yet she felt she belonged here. It was as if the old place wanted to claim her from the grave. dark ominous Sara Sheridan
85a966b "One of these days," he said. "Everything bad will happen--one of these days." giovanni-s-room portent james-baldwin pessimistic bad ominous James Baldwin