First and foremost, the chicken was flooded with bad omens in the same overwhelming manner that Suri had seen just before coming to Persephone. Little had changed on that score. Looking deeper, search...
You really catch a pig in the dark?
When faced with certain death, running is sensible, but I think a man can make an unhealthy habit of it. Running can take on an importance of its own and become an excuse to avoid living a normal life...
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...
It was like waiting for the sunrise and a chicken to hatch— if the sun marked the end of the world and the chicken was an all-devouring demon. —THE BOOK OF BRIN
If you can’t trust an ancient talking tree, what was the point of having one?
What length will a mother go to on behalf of her child? How long is time? What is the depth of love? —
Royce reached out and deliberately knocked Hadrian’s mug over, spilling the ale across the end of the table and onto the floor. Hadrian pushed away from the table and looked at Royce, surprised. What’...
This isn’t the future I’d expected. Even a glowing wasteland or Mad Max desolation would have been better. No God. No family. No country or patriotism. Just a bunch of Ken dolls without Barbies. The g...
I just want to say, for the record, as far as Royal protectors go, you're not very good.It's my first day, Royce replied dryly.And already I am trapped in a timeless prison. I shudder to think what mi...
I know nothing about war. But let me tell you what I believe. I think running from responsibility breeds self-loathing and despair. I think people can, and do, rise to the occasion, and even a single...
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...
The day had warmed, but the rain continued, which Gwen saw as a benefit. Just like with Ethan, the downpour would keep people indoors. Until she was able to get the place sealed up, she felt they were...
They came with hardly a warning,thousands both beautiful and terrible;They came on brilliant white horseswearing shining gold and shimmering blue;They came with dragons and whirlwinds,and giants made...
If you don't abandon hope on pleasant days, why do so on those that begin poorly?
Remember, it’s easier to believe an outlandish lie confirming what you suspect than the most obvious truth that denies it,
They left us for dead, didn’t they? We told them this would happen. We came all this way to try and save them. You’d think they’d have the decency to let us out when they saw we were right.Probably th...
They smiled too much, were quick to compliment and support, but behind the stretched lips and soft words was a judgment. No one was ever good enough—at least not until they were dead. The dead were ex...
That reminds me, why were you letting Braga beat you?What do you mean?I saw you fighting when we first came up. Your stance was defensive, your strokes all parries and blocks. You never once attacked....
There, Hadrian said. Problem solved, and you aren’t wanted for murder. Isn’t that nice?It’s only nice not being wanted for murder if you’ve actually killed someone. Otherwise, what’s the point? Beside...
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