Conrad Meservy

“Crete, May 1941. It was nearly five o’clock when the three soldiers reached the end of the olive grove. The dust-filled air shimmered in the late-afternoon heat. Their bodies ached, their uniforms were caked with dirt and sweat and they were hungry, thirsty and exhausted. The sensible thing now would be to lay up where they were for a few hours’ rest, then finish the journey under cover of darkness. But there was a tight deadline to meet. The evacuation vessel was scheduled to leave at midnight and they had been warned the captain wouldn’t wait for stragglers.”
― Mark Ellis, The French Spy

“Just because you don’t understand how something works, doesn’t make it demonic,”
― Guy Morris, The Last Ark: Lost Secrets of Qumran

“Onoshobishobi Ingelosi. . . shobi. . . shobi. . . Ingelosi, the piano notes enunciated as clearly as if the people themselves were singing it.”
― Bryce Courtenay, The Power of One

“One thing I have learnt is that you may do a lot of evil things, but if you are ever afforded a chance to be good, then you should take it. You will feel better about yourself.”
― Max Nowaz, The Polymorph