11 quotes found
“Sometimes it seems my identitys a matter of opinion”
“If we're mad, we're mad in large numbers, at least larger than yours.”
“Yes, we'll yell, 'Help, help us, goose girl, and bring the terrifying legion of warrior geese'.”
“Clearly she was expected to say something, but panic at having to speak stole the thoughts from her head.”
“You saw my leg?""How can a man help what he sees?" he said. "And, if I could add, you possess a very fine leg.”
“They finished laughing and caught their breaths, and looked at each other, and Ani thought Geric looked at her too long, as though he forgot he was looking, as though he did not wish to do anything...”
“When you get tired of worrying and mourning your horse and trying not to be afraid, tell me and I'll do it for you a while so you can shut your eyes and sleep peaceful.”
“My friends call me by my name.""You don't have any friends.""I don't want you to be my friend, Selia, or my servant, not now. I thought you were both. You have let me know I was wrong. So are you t...”
“That year, when the trees burned the fire of late summer into their leaves and the ground mist was a ghost of the river, long and wet and cold, the aunt looked from her windows to the walls around ...”
“She closed the book and put her cheek against it. There was still an odor of a library on it, of dust, leather, binding glue, and old paper, one book carrying the smell of hundreds.”
“Isi, Im trying to say that youve been no, youre so, youre He stopped."You are, he said. His hand found hers, and he held her finger tightly, as though he did not dare to do any more than hold her o...”