Betsie Ann

“Mira bowed respectfully and turned to go when she was pulled gently back by Drusus and held in front of him. Mira found herself meeting his gaze, feeling pulled into his embrace. For a moment, they stared into each other's eyes, and Mira suddenly wished they had met on different terms. Now she was leaving him, she felt something besides fear toward him.”
― Betsie A. Gebbia, The Work of Thy Hand A Novel of Early Christianity

“Three months later, in the month of Ianuarius AD 69, Galba was murdered by his rival Otho, who then set himself up as emperor, removing and killing several friends and confidants of the late emperor. Drusus had escaped Rome just in time.”
― Betsie A. Gebbia, The Work of Thy Hand A Novel of Early Christianity

“Like her, he spoke very little. It wasn't that he didn't have thoughts or feelings. If anything, he had too many of them. He didn't have a quiet head.”
― Alyson Richman, The Garden of Letters

“The first object of a novelist, is to tell a tale. If he has no story to tell, what is he there for? Possibly he has something to say which is worth saying, but he should say it in another form.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle