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“Part of the hem floated loose. She spun around again—the fabric tightened like wool on a spindle. She breathed in fear. The boat was farther away. She swung her head around—so was the shore.”
― Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
― Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

“One last piece of advice."
"What's that?" I ready my pencil and paper.
"Don't take no for an answer." She wags a finger at me. "Never take no for an answer, and they will learn to respect you.”
― Madame Pommery, Creator of Brut Champagne
"What's that?" I ready my pencil and paper.
"Don't take no for an answer." She wags a finger at me. "Never take no for an answer, and they will learn to respect you.”
― Madame Pommery, Creator of Brut Champagne

“She thought he was the worst of the worst.”
― Bratva Connection: Maxim
― Bratva Connection: Maxim

“He grimaced and went after her. “I’m not a trainer. Just spent a lot of time working out.”
“Misspent youth, clearly.” She held the door open, standing just outside.
“My application to princess school was rejected.” Callan exited the building and fell into step alongside her. “Working out was how I coped.”
Sunlight peeked out from behind striped clouds and lit the early-morning sky. Autumn weather chilled the perspiration on his skin.
“Such a shame.” Meridian glanced up at him out of the corner of her eye.
“What is?”
“That you didn’t go to princess school. Could have learned some manners.” Her blue-green eyes sparked in the sunlight. And her mouth . . . Her lips set in some smart-looking, lopsided grin, with a small dimple.
I should definitely kiss that look off her face.
“Overrated. Inefficient. And I look terrible in a tiara.”
― Losing My Breath
“Misspent youth, clearly.” She held the door open, standing just outside.
“My application to princess school was rejected.” Callan exited the building and fell into step alongside her. “Working out was how I coped.”
Sunlight peeked out from behind striped clouds and lit the early-morning sky. Autumn weather chilled the perspiration on his skin.
“Such a shame.” Meridian glanced up at him out of the corner of her eye.
“What is?”
“That you didn’t go to princess school. Could have learned some manners.” Her blue-green eyes sparked in the sunlight. And her mouth . . . Her lips set in some smart-looking, lopsided grin, with a small dimple.
I should definitely kiss that look off her face.
“Overrated. Inefficient. And I look terrible in a tiara.”
― Losing My Breath

“The Alchemy Scroll works on the heart,” he said. “It plants words as I plant stones. The Scroll-maker is my brother. He paints the mysteries of God while I, guided by the Mother, built the new Hall as a door to heaven,” he said.”
― The Alchemy Fire Murder
― The Alchemy Fire Murder
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