Historical Quotes
The greatest gift you can give an author is turning the page.
Tastes change, Cherie. I find the older I get the more I like to be reminded of my youth.
War’s all either country knows, and everything seems to depend on it now.
Love, I think, is by necessity constructed of a ladder of lies you climb together.
Once a man is truly dead and carried pale and cold across the Styx--once Old Bones has put an arm about his shoulders and walked him through the Gate into Darkness--might Science yet summon him back?
Atty’s eyes rested on Darby with all the subtlety of a dog watching his food bowl being filled!
In the face of all his handicaps, Jurgis was obliged to make the price of a lodging, and of a drink every hour or two, under penalty of freezing to death.
Brother, " Artemis chided. "You do not help my hunters. You do not look at, talk to, or flirt with my Hunters. And you do not call them sweetheart.
This is the average age of my Hunters, and all young maidens for whom I am patron, before they go astray.""Go astray?""Grow up. Become smitten with boys. Become silly, preoccupied, insecure.
Lightening flashed again and again but above the shriek of the wind and the pounding hail they never heard the thunder.
What one of us wants we all want. You a man of the earth as you are, you ought to have known we hunt in packs. And now I come to finish you.
She ran the harder and zagged more erratically, and in the wreckage left from the hurricane the girl misjudged her path and ran straight into the old well. She didn’t even scream.
You want a sermon? Jesus died and resurrected and then run off to Heaven to leave us sinners here. Amen.
About Anna Faktorovich's "Romances of George Sand": “What a read! Not lacking in action and very imaginative.
They would never forget the war. The world wouldn’t let them, and neither would history.
Identity was partly heritage, partly upbringing, but mostly the choices you make in life.”Patricia Briggs.
The great Sugambrian shrugged. "I did. I supposed you've proven your worth. But no man should have to kill his own father. I should know.
But the living must fear death, or they would not struggle to stay alive. from 'The Fallen Kings.
...it has always been my temperament to prefer a tiny amount of the excellent to a plenitude of the mediocre...
I realize that I can laugh, that it is possible to be happy, that laughter and hope can come back to me.
Please do not mistake me for a twopenny villain. I do nothing without a purpose.
They didn’t realize that if you take away the possibility of pain, and suffering, failure…you also take away the possibility of happiness, success, and joy." -The Old Man: DOMINATUS
Positive thoughts (expectations) can change perspective, transform behaviors, and attract good fortune.
I have found that those who try to shield us from the truth, regardless of the reason, end up doing the greatest harm. Truth alone sets you free, not lies and omissions.
A prince may be seen happy today and ruined tomorrow without having shown any chance in his character. For the prince who relies entirely on fortune is lost when it changes...
Wouldn't you like to be my lord Duke of Exeter? Come on, Dom. Say something.""You have lost your mind.""Say something less insulting.
To those of you who are enslaved by your past, may my story set you free. For youth is innocent and its beauty is to always be cherished.
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We may be finished with the past but the past is not finished with us.
Amy wondered if Bonaparte could declare war on Miss Gwen alone without breaking his peace with England
Megan’s deception is another hook on which I can hang my conscience.
They do not call him the terror of husbands and lovers for no reason...
On Christmas morning, Rebecca lost her moral virginity, her sense of humor - and her two best friends. But, other than that, it was a hell of a holiday.