“Whisper her name.” I do and the Pegasus unfurls like a haemanthus bud. He sets a petal in the center. It closes again. “This is your heart. Guard it with iron.”
― Red Rising
― Red Rising
“Every time a character enters or exits, the relationships between the remaining characters changes. So should the dialogue.”
― How To Write Awesome Dialogue! For Fiction, Film and Theatre: Techniques from a published author and theatre guy
― How To Write Awesome Dialogue! For Fiction, Film and Theatre: Techniques from a published author and theatre guy
“Huge tureens of puréed chestnut soup with truffles were carried in and served to each guest, filling the air with a rich earthy small. Then the servants brought in ballotine of pheasant, served with cold lobster in aspic and deep-sea oysters brought up the river by boat that morning. Our own foie gras on tiny rounds of bread was followed by 'margret de canard,' the breast meat of force-fed ducks, roasted with small home-grown pears and Armagnac. There was a white-bean cassoulet with wild hare, a haunch of venison cooked in cinnamon and wine, eel pie, and a salad of leaves and flowers from the garden, dressed in olive oil and lemon.”
― Bitter Greens
― Bitter Greens
“The woman had a voice that could unwind a good rope.”
― The Pillars of Creation
― The Pillars of Creation
“Your greatest difficulty is with yourself; for you are your own stumbling-block.”
― Letters From A Stoic: Epistulae Morales AD Lucilium (Illustrated. Newly revised text. Includes Image Gallery + Audio): All Three Volumes
― Letters From A Stoic: Epistulae Morales AD Lucilium (Illustrated. Newly revised text. Includes Image Gallery + Audio): All Three Volumes
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