But just then, for that fraction of time, it seems as though all things are possible. You can look across the limitations of your own life, and see that they are really nothing.
But it was something to do with the paintings …
But he wouldna do it. John. He looked up then, and gave me a crooked smile. He loved me, he said. And if I couldna give him that in return—and he kent I couldn’t—then he’d not take counterfeit for tru...
But from the very start, there is that small streak of steel within each child. That thing that says I am, and forms the core of personality.
But do ye not see how verra small a thing is the notion of death, between us two, Claire? he whispered.
But I talk to you as I talk to my own soul,
Books that were used had an open, interested feel to them, even if closed and neatly lined up on a shelf in strict order with their fellows. You felt as though the book took as much interest in you as...
Boldness in battle is nothing out of the way... but to face down fear in cold blood is rare in any man.
Besides, what would you do with the body, if you killed him? the logical side of my mind inquired. He wouldn’t fit in the cupboard, let alone the hidey-hole.
Being in a state of grace is all very well, but I imagine even Joan of Arc had qualms when they lit the first brand.
Beans, beans, they’re good for your heart, I said cheerily, seizing the opening. The more you eat, the more you fart. The more you fart, the better you feel—so let’s have beans for every meal!
Aye, verra good. Now then, if ye’ll just put your hands above your head and seize the bedstead— You wouldn’t! I said, and then lowered my voice, with an involuntary glance toward the door. Not with Ma...
At the plantation, he said, ignoring me, there is a large open space at the rear of the house. It was a small clearing at first, and over the years I have enlarged it and finally made a lawn of it, bu...
At least we were not set upon by highwaymen, we encountered no wild beasts, and it didn’t rain. By the standards I was becoming used to, it was quite dull.
At last I took one big, callused hand and slid forward so I knelt on the boards between his knees. I laid my head against his chest, and felt his breath stir my hair. I had no words, but I had made my...
As we reached the turning of the hall, Randall spoke behind us. Jamie, he said. The voice was hoarse with shock, and held a note halfway between disbelief and pleading. Jamie stopped then, and turned...
As the world turns toward winter and the nights grow long, people begin to wake in the dark. Lying in bed too long cramps the limbs, and dreams dreamt too long turn inward on themselves, grotesque as...
As I came up from the galley, the sun was going down into the ocean in a blaze that paved the western sea with gold like the streets of Heaven. I stopped for a moment, just a moment, transfixed by the...
Are you alright?No, I bumped my head. Rubbing the spot, I looked dazedly around the bare hallway. What did I bang it on? I demanded ungrammatically. head. he said, rather grumpily, I thought.
Anybody messes with the girls, we’ll take care of him right smart, the elder Wurm assured Ian. It’s not that hard, the other said honestly. Break just one of them bastards’ noses with a hoe handle and...