Even trained for years as they all had been in precision of language, what words could you use which would give another the experience of sunshine?
Depth, he decided; as if one were looking into the clear water of the river, down to the bottom, where things might lurk which hadn't been discovered yet.
But perhaps it was only an echo.
Any Danish citizen would die for King Christian, to protect him.
You have more than you know. And people will want what you have.
What words could you use which would give another the experience of sunshine?
And she asked to be released.
They have never known pain, he thought. The realization made him feel desperately lonely.
There were no secrets in Village. It was one of the rules that Leader had proposed, and all of the people had voted in favor of it. Everyone who had come to Village from elsewhere, all of those who ha...
There were more than usual this time. It’s a big group, Matty whispered to the blind man. Yes, I can hear that it is. I wonder if somehow they have begun to hear rumors that we may close.
So, Herbalist said with a smile, you can’t dance or chew meat. But if you can hear the birds sing and watch the wind in the leaves, then you still have much pleasure left.
She would die, Claire realized, before she would give up the love she felt for her son.
She reached for Matty and embraced him. Ordinarily uncomfortable with hugs, he would have stiffened his shoulders and drawn back; but now, from exhaustion and affection, he held Kira and to his own am...
SHREK Written by William Steig & Ted Elliott SHREK Once upon a time there was a lovely princess. But she had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort which could only be broken by love's first kis...
One by one the Rosens turned and hugged Annemarie silently. Ellen came to her last; the two girls held each other. I’ll come back someday, Ellen whispered fiercely. I promise. I know you will, Annemar...
Let’s experiment. Someone must have figured it out once, in order to write a book. Why can’t we do the same thing?
Kira, your leg will take a great deal out of me. I'll have to sleep, after, maybe for a whole day or even longer. And I don't have much time.She looked at him quizzically. Time for what?I'll explain....
It was an illusion. It was a tangled knot of fears and deceits and dark struggles for power that had disguised itself and almost destroyed everything. Now it was unfolding, like a flower coming into b...
It is much easier to be brave if you don't know everything.
I left home at the correct time but when I was riding along near the hatchery, the crew was separating some salmon, I guess I just got distraught, watching them.