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“I walked past Malison, up Lower Main to Main and across the road. I didn鈥檛 need to look to know he was behind me. I entered Royal Wood, went a short way along a path and waited. It was cool and dim beneath the trees. When Malison entered the Wood, I continued eastward.聽
I wanted to place his body in hallowed ground. He was born a Mearan. The least I could do was send him to Loric. The distance between us closed until he was on my heels. He chose to come, I told myself, as if that lessened the crime I planned. He chose what I have to offer.
We were almost to the cemetery before he asked where we were going. I answered with another question. 鈥淒o you like living in the High Lord鈥檚 kitchens?鈥
He, of course, replied, 鈥淣o.鈥
鈥淲ell, we鈥檙e going to a better place.鈥
When we reached the edge of the Wood, I pushed aside a branch to see the Temple of Loric and Calec鈥檚 cottage. No smoke was coming from the chimney, and I assumed the old man was yet abed. His pony was grazing in the field of graves. The sun hid behind a bank of clouds.
Malison moved beside me. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a graveyard.鈥
鈥淎re you afraid of ghosts?鈥 I asked.
鈥淢y father鈥檚 a ghost,鈥 he whispered.
I asked if he wanted to learn how to throw a knife. He said, 鈥淵es,鈥 as I knew he would.聽 He untucked his shirt, withdrew the knife he had stolen and gave it to me. It was a thick-bladed, single-edged knife, better suited for dicing celery than slitting a young throat. But it would serve my purpose. That I also knew. I鈥檇 spent all night projecting how the morning would unfold and, except for indulging in the tea, it had happened as I had imagined.聽
Damut kissed her son farewell. Malison followed me of his own free will. Without fear, he placed the instrument of his death into my hand. We were at the appointed place, at the appointed time. The stolen knife was warm from the heat of his body. I had only to use it. Yet I hesitated, and again prayed for Sythene to show me a different path.
鈥淎ren鈥檛 you going to show me?鈥 Malison prompted, as if to echo my prayer.”
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
I wanted to place his body in hallowed ground. He was born a Mearan. The least I could do was send him to Loric. The distance between us closed until he was on my heels. He chose to come, I told myself, as if that lessened the crime I planned. He chose what I have to offer.
We were almost to the cemetery before he asked where we were going. I answered with another question. 鈥淒o you like living in the High Lord鈥檚 kitchens?鈥
He, of course, replied, 鈥淣o.鈥
鈥淲ell, we鈥檙e going to a better place.鈥
When we reached the edge of the Wood, I pushed aside a branch to see the Temple of Loric and Calec鈥檚 cottage. No smoke was coming from the chimney, and I assumed the old man was yet abed. His pony was grazing in the field of graves. The sun hid behind a bank of clouds.
Malison moved beside me. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a graveyard.鈥
鈥淎re you afraid of ghosts?鈥 I asked.
鈥淢y father鈥檚 a ghost,鈥 he whispered.
I asked if he wanted to learn how to throw a knife. He said, 鈥淵es,鈥 as I knew he would.聽 He untucked his shirt, withdrew the knife he had stolen and gave it to me. It was a thick-bladed, single-edged knife, better suited for dicing celery than slitting a young throat. But it would serve my purpose. That I also knew. I鈥檇 spent all night projecting how the morning would unfold and, except for indulging in the tea, it had happened as I had imagined.聽
Damut kissed her son farewell. Malison followed me of his own free will. Without fear, he placed the instrument of his death into my hand. We were at the appointed place, at the appointed time. The stolen knife was warm from the heat of his body. I had only to use it. Yet I hesitated, and again prayed for Sythene to show me a different path.
鈥淎ren鈥檛 you going to show me?鈥 Malison prompted, as if to echo my prayer.”
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

“It does little good to regret a choice. So often people say, 鈥淚f only I had known,鈥 implying they would鈥檝e acted differently in a given situation. It is true that desires of the moment can blind one鈥檚 sight of the future. Revenge is not as sweet as the adage claims. Yet who could pass a chance to taste it? And if the chance were allowed to slip by, would the fool regret his lack of action?聽”
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
“Oh, he did look like a deity 鈥 the perfect balance of danger and charm, he was at the same time fascinating and inaccessible, distant because of his demonstrated flawlessness, and possessing such strength of character that he was dismaying and at the same time utterly attractive in an enticing and forbidden way.”
― Nightmarish Sacrifice
― Nightmarish Sacrifice

“What other problems do American soldiers face when hunting down these fanat颅ical killers?鈥
鈥淎 person鈥檚 senses are more acute when being hunted,鈥 Reid said. 鈥淢ore adept at avoiding capture.鈥
These guys are good, Blake thought as a bead of sweat trickled down the small of his back. What have I gotten myself into?”
― Scavenger Hunt
鈥淎 person鈥檚 senses are more acute when being hunted,鈥 Reid said. 鈥淢ore adept at avoiding capture.鈥
These guys are good, Blake thought as a bead of sweat trickled down the small of his back. What have I gotten myself into?”
― Scavenger Hunt

“And when I鈥檇 settled down, I considered the possibility that I wasn鈥檛 yet ready to ask for the love of anyone because I had yet to learn how to truly love myself. 聽”
― Addicted to Time
― Addicted to Time

“He sat in disbelief as the Mission Possible continued its rocking motion farther out to nowhere. He could hear the metronomic slap, slap, slap of water against the boat鈥檚 hull. He checked his watch, turned his Yankees cap around, and started the engines. Taking one last look around, he turned the bow of the Bertram back toward shore. Ready or not, it was time for Jake Reid to go home.”
― Scavenger Hunt
― Scavenger Hunt

“Any guilt borne by the casualties wrought by his hands had long ago been buried by the honor of the cause. That was enough for Olson. He鈥檇 been programmed to think about the cause. Nothing else mattered. He knew that by exterminating the bad guys, he was pro颅tecting the good guys.”
― Scavenger Hunt
― Scavenger Hunt

“With the exception of Liam Murphy, the transition to 2254 was going well.”
― The Balance of Time
― The Balance of Time

“I wondered what the Teacher would do if I refused, but I had no reason to. I found him to be a fascinating ... being, and I enjoyed his company.”
― Child of Another Kind
― Child of Another Kind

“Because the beings from that planet are now circling Earth in a ship the size of a small moon, threatening to destroy all human life if we don鈥檛 cooperate.”
― The Balance of Time
― The Balance of Time

“And believe it or not, we did end up going to the bottom of the ocean, just not for the reasons I had wanted to go there in the first place.”
― Addicted to Time
― Addicted to Time
“Girls don鈥檛 like being called cute or adorable, so I guess we鈥檙e even,鈥 Remy said and winked at Logan.”
― Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1
― Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1
“He could not聽understand how a person born in the United States who knew the English聽language and culture and was聽educated with at least a high school degree failed to provide for his own subsistence without聽government assistance.”
― Growing Up American
― Growing Up American

“Every cold case is someone鈥檚 failure. And while every failure has many illegitimate parents, usually, one person gets stuck with the kid. Scholz was this ugly baby鈥檚 mother. And mommas can be very temperamental about their babies, especially the ugly ones.”
― Killing Johnny Miracle
― Killing Johnny Miracle
“Ugh! only she could meet a gorgeous new guy and make a fool of herself. Remy thought.”
― Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1
― Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1

“And I looked out at the dog, and McCoy trying to cradle her in one arm and cut the rope with t鈥檕ther, and I said, 鈥榃hat goes around, comes around, daddy.鈥
鈥淎nd he just smiled. A wicked smile. And he nodded. And he kept on driving, turning left onto the road to the church.鈥 聽”
― The Trial of Joe Harlan Junior
鈥淎nd he just smiled. A wicked smile. And he nodded. And he kept on driving, turning left onto the road to the church.鈥 聽”
― The Trial of Joe Harlan Junior

“He faced the terror of that second ocean, the largest a man can face. He looked up at the tiny shores of other worlds and its great expanse. He was afraid of it, of the deepness despite the starry fields.”
― Sins of the Maker
― Sins of the Maker

“You do know, I hope, that no man under the age of forty can even approach fascinating.”
― A Fatal Waltz
― A Fatal Waltz

“Some women are interesting, and some are fascinating. Some of them don't reveal themselves at first. But if they like you, then they will allow you to discover them.”
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“Why- why do any of this?'
He leaned in closer, so close that I had to tip my head back to see him. 'Because your human joy fascinates me- the way you experience things, in your life span, so wildly and deeply and all at once, is... entrancing. I'm drawn to it, even when I know I shouldn't be, even when I try not to be.'
Because I was human, and I would grow old and- I didn't let myself get that far as he came closer still. Slowly, as if giving me time to pull away, he brushed his lips against my cheek. Soft and warm and heartbreakingly gentle. It was hardly more than a caress before he straightened. I hadn't moved from the moment his mouth had met my skin.
'One day- one day there will be answers for everything,' he said, releasing my hand and stepping away. 'But not until the time is right. Until its safe.' In the dark, his tone was enough to know that his eyes were flecked with bitterness.
He left me, and I took a gasping breath, not realising I'd been holding it.
Not realising that I craved his warmth, his nearness, until he was gone.”
― A Court of Thorns and Roses
He leaned in closer, so close that I had to tip my head back to see him. 'Because your human joy fascinates me- the way you experience things, in your life span, so wildly and deeply and all at once, is... entrancing. I'm drawn to it, even when I know I shouldn't be, even when I try not to be.'
Because I was human, and I would grow old and- I didn't let myself get that far as he came closer still. Slowly, as if giving me time to pull away, he brushed his lips against my cheek. Soft and warm and heartbreakingly gentle. It was hardly more than a caress before he straightened. I hadn't moved from the moment his mouth had met my skin.
'One day- one day there will be answers for everything,' he said, releasing my hand and stepping away. 'But not until the time is right. Until its safe.' In the dark, his tone was enough to know that his eyes were flecked with bitterness.
He left me, and I took a gasping breath, not realising I'd been holding it.
Not realising that I craved his warmth, his nearness, until he was gone.”
― A Court of Thorns and Roses
“The clich茅 has it that an unknown subject is a closed book, but Egypt was different. Egypt was an open book, with illustrations on every page, that no one knew how to read.”
― The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone
― The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone
“I鈥檓 not a bad man, Roy. I suspect you鈥檙e not, either. I think we just met under the wrong circumstances,鈥 Harlan said. 鈥淚鈥檓 sure you can understand. When you have a child, you鈥檒l do anything for them. Even if maybe it鈥檚 not... not the most advisable course of action.”
― Life for Life
― Life for Life

“The Bible is the most fascinating, robust, comprehensive, and wise resource upon which to build our lives. And if you are building your life on anything else, the only thing that you are building is the illusion that you are building.”
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“I find the act of searching for, catching and releasing frogs to be awesomely rewarding, and really one of my favorite activities to do since I was young, scouring my backyard with my brothers. They make for fascinating creatures, and I think catching frogs will always be something I find relaxing.”
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“According to the terms of her personal lexicon, a woman was a lady only if she was fascinating and ungovernable, and my mother considered herself nothing if not a lady.”
― Witness: Stories
― Witness: Stories
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