Do you know how a pearl comes to be?””Oysters make them, from a bit of sand.””Aiyah. From a bit of sand.” He rolled the pearl between his fingers. “All pearls begin as something unpleasant that...

He held up his index finger. “Rule one: in any dispute between mates, themale is always to blame, even when he is clearly blameless. Rule two”—his middle finger joined thefirst—”whenever in doubt, refer to rule...

My beloved is the sunAnd I am the earth that thrives only in her warmth. My beloved is the rainAnd I am the grass that thirsts for her quenching kiss. My beloved is the windAnd...

I watch my loved ones weep with sorrow, death’s silent torment of no tomorrow. I feel their hearts breaking, I sense their despair, United in misery, the grief that they share. How do I show...

You but winnowed out those who have made their pride a funeral shroud.” Jaren met Rain’s eyes. “Our world has changed, Feyreisen. I have watched great Fey cities die, seen our forests fade back into...

But the Dark cannot claim what Light does not surrender.

I want. I need. I ache. I burn. Burn with me.” Ellysetta to Rain in Lord of the Fading Lands.

Do you love me, Rain?””More than I knew it was possible to love. All the stars will fall from the heavens before I ever stop.

You think because you face situations not of your making that you exercise no choice? That you are helpless? To the contrary, child. Your whole life has been full of choices. Hiding from a hard...