I should have realized, when Cathal kissed me in the hallway, that my response was the first raindrop heralding a storm.
Man sets his hand to games of power and influence, he quests for far horizons and wealth beyond imagining. He thinks to own what cannot be possessed. He hews the ancient trees to broaden his grazing l...
I told you once, said Red, that I wanted to hear your voice. I did not think the first words I would hear would be these.Those were not the first words, I whispered, fighting tears. I would not weep.
I wanted so much to keep you safe. I did my best. I'm sorry things didn't come out different for the two of us. I wish I could have been good enough for you.
There is no truth on this island of yours. Rather, there are as many truths as there are stars in the sky; and every one of them different.
I wept in self-pity, and because I knew you could never go back. You chose your path, and that was it.
She was a creature of the deep, and there she must return, or perish. Toby understood that, but it hardly helped him. For all he had of her was his memory, where he held every moment, every single mom...
I wonder how it takes you, that moment when everything turns to shadows. - Somerled.
I wonder how it takes you, that moment when everything turns to shadows.
Some broken things you can't mend. Some you have to put together very slowly piece by fragile piece, waiting until the last bit of work is strong enough before you try the next. It takes a lot of pati...
You've only just discovered you have a heart. Let it beat a little.
You thought you’d never give up your vocation, a voice whispered inside me. You thought you’d never even consider it. But you’ve met the one man who could change your mind. He is your perfect compleme...
Though it was dark, I could see how his eyes came alive with enthusiasm and the way he used his hands to illustrate with surprising grace. There were hidden depths beneath that impassive exterior. A s...
This is a long goodbye, yet not time enough. I have no aptitude for this. I cannot learn this. I would hold on, and hold on, until my hands clutch at emptiness.
That's lovely singing, Saraid, Eile said. Is Sorry asleep now? Saraid shook her head solemnly. Sorry's sad. Crying. She held the doll against her shoulder, patting its back. Oh. Why is she sad? Sorry...
It becomes easy, Finbar said. It's in the training; the ability to see your enemy as something other than a real man. He is a lesser breed, defined by his beliefs - you learn to do with him what you w...
And the sad demise of my father before I saw the light of day. Ulf was
You cannot poison what is between us with your foul words. She is my light in the darkness and Johnny is my pathway ahead.
It is frightening, how one lie is just the first strand in an ever increasing fabric of untruth. And once this fabric is woven, it is very hard to unravel.
It seemed to me it would be better to die standing up to a tyrant than to survive as a tool of his will.
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