There wasn't any point in worrying about tomorrow. No one knew what it held - maybe nothing at all.
There are no honorable causes. There is no good or evil. Evil is only what we call those who oppose us.
There are no honorable causes. There is no good or evil. Evil is only what we all call those who oppose us.
The world had been sanitized like Disney had done to Times Square. They had gotten rid of God, family, and country along with the graffiti.
The two slept most of the next day, waking only when a boy delivered what he thought might be breakfast, or perhaps lunch, but turned out to be the evening meal. The steaming bowls of vegetable stew a...
The idea of how others see you becomes more important than the reality of you.
The guards at the gate nodded and smiled at them.I hate that, Royce muttered as they passed.What?They didn’t even think to stop us, and they actually smiled. They know us by sight now—by sight. Alric...
Sunlight had a way of showing the realities that shadows born of firelight hid.
So you’re a sailor, the dwarf muttered.Wyatt, who had been passing the time by playing with the feather in his hat, raised his head and nodded. And you’re a dwarf.What was your first clue? The little...
Royce watched the courier ride out of sight before taking off his imperial uniform. Turning to face Hadrian, he said, Well, that wasn’t so hard.Will? Hadrian asked as the two slipped into the forest.R...
Royce wanted to stab him,
Royce traveled wrapped in his cloak with the weight of the rain collapsing the hood around his head—not a good sign for Thranic and Bernie. Until then, Royce had played the part of the good little sai...
Royce stared at him a second. What? You heard me-you hear every stupid thing anyone ever says. That’s the most annoying thing about you. Well, not the most -it’s actually really hard to order them. Th...
Royce smiled. See, you can always count on people doing what is best for themselves. Like I did? Hadrian said. The smile left Royce’s lips. You’re a freak of nature or the world’s greatest fool. I’m s...
Royce sighed. The sigh was new. You don’t know this woman. This isn’t your problem.I know that.So why are you helping her?Because that’s what people do. They help each other. If you saw a man lying in...
Rivers age as they go downstream, Suri told Raithe while they looked at the disagreeable gorge. That’s what Tura once told me. They start out as tiny trickles, then in their youth and adolescence are...
Reaching a bench, he dismounted and tied Dancer to the arm. Are you intending to be a student here? one of the older boys asked, looking him over. Hadrian got the impression from the wrinkled nose tha...
Perhaps one of us should talk to him? Eugene suggested. If we find out his story, there might be nothing to fear. Our young apprentice has a point, Sebastian said with enough surprise in his voice to...
None of you understand what love really is. It's not lust, or dependence, or infatuation, or familiarity. Love isn't a fondness or butterflies in your stomach.Then what is it? Elis managed to ask.Love...
None of you understand what love really is. It's not lust, or dependence, or infatuation, or familiarity. Love isn't a fondness or butterflies in your stomach.