Caprice Steinbock

“You shall address me as ‘My Dearest’,’ he repeated in a mocking voice, trying to copy her tone. ‘You will forget all about this conversation when you leave this room.’ It was interesting that tone; it had a sort of hypnotising ring to it.”
― Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and the Master

“Stefan, please, get to work.  Take a picture of this.
You want a photo? Of this?
War in all its ugliness.  A Pulitzer Prize awaits.
You want me to document a war crime? Your war crime?
Yes.  I do.
You understand they can’t be untaken.
Proceed.”
― John Payton Foden, Magenta

“   In 1658, Francis Andrew Ransome stole the Alchemy Scroll from St. Julian’s college, my present employer. Ransome was a member of a transatlantic group called The Invisible College. They were alchemists, meaning they worked with matter and spirit together.”
― Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder

“I suddenly thought again: as a writer, you’re always hearing things that aren’t there.”
― Bret Easton Ellis, The Shards