“It was awful and so surreal to see it unfold before my eyes. I will never forget that sight. The only thing I could think of is that one day you are king of your domain, and the next day you are being escorted to your car by security.”
― Burned Out
― Burned Out
“These skeletons are not like the ones in the bunker,” Macy said. “These are beautiful and not strange at all. Can we take one down and put it in the car with us? It would be good company. And probably talk to me more than you do.”
― Orchard of Skeletons
― Orchard of Skeletons
“It had happened. Thucydides, his archrival, was a general. Glaucon, from his own tribe, was a general. And Pericles was no longer a general. He was just a citizen with one vote. And an idea”
― Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
― Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
“Daddy used to say a common crow's droppings brought uncommon good luck.”
― A Fine Balance
― A Fine Balance
“Paul wasn’t too sure about a half nibbled peanut, quite some parting gift, he thought.”
― Peanut the Hamster
― Peanut the Hamster
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