DarkHeraldMage

“She still doesn’t believe in magic. It’s a technology, she’s decided. Just one that she doesn’t understand yet.”
― C.J. Cooke, The Lighthouse Witches

“Be obvious’ is the most powerful, creative mantra that there is,” improvisation expert Dan Klein told me. “When you’re trying to be original, you sound like everyone else trying to be original. But when you’re obvious, you’re yourself. And that’s what’s genuine.”
― Matt Abrahams, Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot

“It was a lingering gaze, normally brief between most men, but between shay'a'chern the gaze lasted a moment longer, just long enough to let the other know that yes, I know you, too. We are both... different.”
― Mercedes Lackey, Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar

“Whenever the rich find they've been bested by one of a "lower" heritage, they vent their wrath on others whom they deem undeserving of mercy, or kindness or understanding, let alone a chance to prove their innocence—and forget about individual worth; in the eyes of the rich, we are all the same: valueless fodder, so much human flotsam for them to treat with as much disregard or contempt as they please.”
― Mercedes Lackey, Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar