Doctor Ambrosius smiled slightly. You and all the others here, are-or rather, one day be-magicians.Spirit broke into a disbelieving laugh.Right, she said, starting to stand up. Mean, she could deal w...
But a Herald has to have your trust right away, don’t you see? If you come to trust the person more than the office, the way you do with your priest, there would be trouble for every new Herald in a S...
Be careful when someone repeats something too often; things that are repeated often enough can start to seem to be true, even when they are not.
And revenge generally turns out to be a lot less satisfying than you think it will be.
Although you feel relief now, this is likely to be the source of many sleepless nights for you. You will lie awake, look upon your heart, and find it unlovely. You will be certain that (...) you are t...
Aleksia laughed at her, putting a world of scorn and withering contempt into her voice--just as Kay would probably do in a temper. In fact, everything that she was doing now was to test her to see if...
Ain’t necessarily ’bout bein’ the ‘right one’ so much as it is bein’ the one that’s there an’ willin’.
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. . from what he knew about the Creatures of the Dark they wouldn't waste their time laying elaborate traps. They'd just eat someone.
The dragonets found the carpenters to be even more fascinating than the furniture, and followed the poor men from pen to pen, crowding around to watch, tasting the wooden planks, trying to steal the t...
It was partly a matter of the simple fact that late fall was slaughtering time. Anything that could not be preserved had to be eaten. For instance, hens too old to lay eggs anymore and all the rooster...
If you speak something’s name too often, it might come looking for you. I
If the pupil was worthy to be trained, there came a time when the master must allow the pupil to train himself, to use and become all that the master had seen in him, fulfilling his true potential.
I'm consumed with curiosity because if I know Dirk, he probably sent his family a two-tine note—I'm getting married. I'll be there in a week,—and no further explanation whatsoever.Skif laughed, and ad...
I look like I just got dragged behind a slow-moving horse through ten acres of wait-a-minute bushes.
Have I mentioned before that being responsible sucks?
Doctor MacKenzie says Sometimes I think the Victorians had the right idea. When you lost a family member back then you were suppose to be in full mourning, dress in nothing but black, for a whole year...
By such little victories are wars and hearts won,
And truth and trust are the means by which civilization holds off barbarism. When those in power intend to abuse that power, they look to an outside enemy in order to trick their people into pressing...
Acting on what you want is something only children think is an adult prerogative.