“ She flapped her hands, anxious energy coursing through her. How can you be so calm? He got to his feet, unfolding with an easy grace. He held out a hand, his dark eyes focused solemnly on hers. Come w… Angela Quarles
“ She needed a distraction. Was that your mother? The splashing stopped. Are you going to converse while I bathe? Why not? Feels rather unseemly. She laughed, picturing him sitting there, shocked and in… Angela Quarles
“ For cleverness and wisdom are as different as are the circuitous passages of a labyrinth and the straight, upward flight of a bird. Evangeline Walton
“ She straightened and crossed her arms. I can’t sleep with you, she blurted.… As you please.As you please? She stepped back, the rough wood of the bench bumping her upper calf. She’d braced herself for… Angela Quarles
“ She led them to their pallets, again encircled by other pallets. She sat down, sighing at her aching muscles, and caught his gaze. You may, er, wrap your arms around me if that will make you feel I am… Angela Quarles
“ So I went to bed, full, happy, and caring nothing for all the hurt of all the englished Welshmen that ever festered upon a proud land Richard Llewellyn
“ Impari lentamente, mio amato, ma impari. E ciò che si impara lentamente scende più nel profondo. Voi uomini e i vostri Dei! Vi beffate della Madre per la sua lentezza da lumaca, perché crea ciecamente… Evangeline Walton
“ She even learnt the language of a strange country which Senior Cosetti had been told some people believed still existed, although no-one in the world could say where it was. The name of this country w… Susanna Clarke
“ Wizard Howl, said Wizard Suliman. I must apologize for trying to bite you so often. In the normal way, I wouldn't dream of setting teeth in a fellow countryman. Diana Wynne Jones
“ In the yard of the inn, Daffy Cadwaladyr introduced himself. Short for Davyd, he said pleasantly.The Londoner looked as if she'd never heard a sillier name in her life. Emma Donoghue