“After hanging up the phone Aoyama sank back back on the sofa feeling like a balloon in a warm blue sky.”
― Audition
― Audition
“You cannot write for children. They're much too complicated. You can only write books that are of interest to them. ”
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“In the saddle again, Fire mulled over the commander's trust, prodding it around, like a candy in her mouth, trying to decide whether she believed it.”
― Fire
― Fire
“Like the thick quilt I'd played under as a child, the dark felt familiar and protecting.”
― New Moon
― New Moon
“The rain beat softly upon the shingles, inviting them to drowsiness and sleep. But they dared not yield. The rain was over; and the sun was turning the glistening world into a palace of gems.”
― The Storm
― The Storm
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