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Archive for the ‘Quotes’ Category
25 Sep
From “One for the Money”, Chapter 6
By the time Bones anounced it was Tammy’s turn, I’d fallen in love with him all over again. Flowers and jewelry worked for most girls as a romantic gesture, but here I was, misty-eyed at watching him show my mother how to stab the shit out of him. – One for the Money by Jeaniene Frost, [...]
21 Aug
From “Storm’s Heart”, Chapter 20
“Aryal has both sets of chains, and the key,” she told him, muffled against his skin. “She swears she’ll find a way to destroy them. She’s saying ‘my Precious’ a lot and talking about dropping them into a volcano.” –Storm’s Heart by Thea Harrison
21 Aug
From “Storm’s Heart”, Chapter 14
Tiago decided he enjoyed armchair warfare. It was so comfortable, and there were pastries. –Storm’s Heart by Thea Harrison, Chapter 14
18 Jul
From “Moon Over Soho”, Chapter 2
the clever people at CERN are smashing particles together in the hope that Doctor Who will turn up and tell them to stop. –Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch, Chapter 2
14 Jul
From “Anything Goes”, Don’t Fence Me In
This is something I’ve always thought, but not being an expert (being straight myself), I’ve never felt myself really able to comment. So it is very interesting to read it from someone such as John Barrowman, who knows what he’s talking about. I was born gay. It’s not a choice I – or anyone else [...]
13 Jul
Protected: From “The Darkest Road”, Various with Spoilers
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13 Jul
From “The Darkest Road”, Chapter 12
I just love the wording of this one, the clarity of the image of a town long ago destroyed. To the west, Amarigen’s ghostly ship was just then sailing north along Sennett Strand, its passengers looking out upon a town given to the fire long ago, long since turned to ashes and to shards of [...]
11 Jul
From “The Darkest Road”, Chapter 5
I’ve got a couple of quotes here that are really part of the same piece with some extra dialogue etc. in between. The idea (if not the details) of this stuck with me from the first time I read the book. I love the concept that free will derives from the presence of the Wild Hunt [...]
2 Jul
From “The Wandering Fire”, Chapter 15
Paul was on his knees, weeping for the captured souls. For the voices of all the bright lios alfar who had set sail to their song, to find a world shaped by the Weaver for them alone. Not one of them would have gotten there, he now knew. For a thousand years the lios had set forth, [...]
2 Jul
From “The Wandering Fire”, Chapter 15
And he lay down with a goddess, in the green, green of the grass. –The Wandering Fire by Guy Gavriel Kay, Chapter 15
29 Jun
From “The Wandering Fire”, Chapter 9
When the Wandering Fire Strikes the heart of stone Will you follow? Will you leave your home? Will you leave your life? Will you take the Longest Road? –The Wandering Fire by Gavriel Kay, Chapter 9
