“History shall never fade from sight.”
― The Guardian of Secrets and Her Deathly Pact
― The Guardian of Secrets and Her Deathly Pact
“Then wake up my sweet, wake up knowing that your future is to be happy, and that your heart will heal.”
― Victor's Blessing
― Victor's Blessing
“The water far below was black in the shadow of the ship. A plank creaked. She froze. No noisy jump. It would have to be a dive. Head down into darkness. She’d never dived at night.”
― Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
― Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
“engaged," he said bitterly. "Everybody's engaged. Everybody in a small town is engaged or married or in trouble. There's nothing else to do in a small town. You go to school. You start walking home with a girl-- maybe for no other reason than that she lives out your way. You grow up. She invites you to parties at her home. You go to other parties-- eople ask you to bring her along; you're expected to take her home. Soon no one else takes her out. Everybody thinks she's your girl and then...well, if you don't take her around, you feel like a heel. And then, because there's nothing else to do, you marry. And it works out all right if she's a decent girl (and most of the time she is) and you're a halfway decent fellow. No great passion but a kind of affectionate contentment. And then children come along and you give them the great love you kind of miss in each other. And the children gain in the long run.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“Oo, I like a good cat fight – especially when it doesn’t involve me,’ Oscar said.
‘Shut up!’ Bryony and Raya said simultaneously. A hairline crack formed in the ice between them.”
― Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
‘Shut up!’ Bryony and Raya said simultaneously. A hairline crack formed in the ice between them.”
― Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
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