Sebastien And Starkad Quotes

“Starkad ducked his head to smile at Sebastien through his lashes, a coquettish expression for such an ancient face.”
― Elizabeth Bear, The White City

“Starkad’s English accent was exquisite, cultured, and a hundred years or so out of date. Sebastien had no doubt that his Russian would be similar, and perhaps even more archaic.”
― Elizabeth Bear, The White City

“Starkad might have been a statue, for all he showed the pain Sebastien could smell in him.”
― Elizabeth Bear, The White City

“The language was old and softly spoken, full of hushed slurring sounds, as dear and half-forgotten as cradle song.”
― Elizabeth Bear, The White City

“His cold hand stroked Sebastien’s cold cheek, the flesh so very thin between their bones.”
― Elizabeth Bear, The White City

“It was a relief not to be the old one for a change. Not to set the tone of every encounter.”
― Elizabeth Bear, The White City

“It had been a long time since Sebastien surrendered to something more powerful than he.”
― Elizabeth Bear, The White City