Vesta Saisa

“Scenes of blood and cruelty are shocking to our ear and heart. What man has nerve to do, man has not nerve to hear.”
― Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin

“You could tell from the books whether a library was meant for show or not. Books that were used had an open, interested feel to them, even if closed and neatly lined up on a shelf in strict order with their fellows. You felt as though the book took as much interest in you as you did in it and was willing to help when you reached for it.”
― Diana Gabaldon, The Scottish Prisoner

“Bring me Mother Julian’s Scroll within two weeks, or I’ll get that guttersnipe Leni prosecuted for attempted murder. She won’t survive long in prison.”
― Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder

“Знаете,что мне нужно? Мне всегда нужна женщина, которую я не смогу получить. Но сколь маловероятно,что я ее получу, столь же мало мне нужен кто-нибудь другой.”
― Patrick Süskind, El contrabajo