The sun does not abandon the moon to darkness.

How could none of them comprehend the beauty of a human soul,shining in heaven for eternity? Where it would be whole again, as they all had been once in times past?

With him I couldn’t be anything but myself and that scared the crap out of me, because I had never existed like that before.

We can’t change the world by shouting, but our words can have meaning if we give them enough respect.

That was the trouble with the supernatural, Vimbai thought–you didn’t know what laws ruled it, and what was a coincidence and what was a sign and what was weird and what wasn’t. It was like...

I knew that it was impossible for us to be kept apart for too long.

Like a bellowing beast, he howled her name, his raspy wails riding the gales like a ship on a roiling sea.

illustration Speaking before the Marion Hobby Club Marion, OH 2013 This writer is looking for an agent.An old adage warns: If you don’t know your history, you will be forever condemned to repeat it. Likewise,...

I think love is stronger than habits or circumstances. I think it is possible to keep yourself for someone for a long time and still remember why you were waiting when she comes at last.

Would you give up the craft of your hands, and the passion of your heart, and the hunger of your mind, to buy safety?

Though the people of this modest village were not accustomed to seeing such barbaric men as Varg, it was his inhuman features that had the citizens of Fellenshire Village on edge. Not only was Varg’s...

I only have eyes for you.” He touched the tip of my nose with his finger. I swatted him away. Jace laughed. ~Jace~

There is no right or wrong, only what we believe is more right or more wrong

Apalah gunanya impian bila tidak diwujudkan?

Next time when I dive into the territory that I had lived next to, where my sister grew up, I know what to expect. I would be ready. I would be prepared.

Gods and politics are the tools with which the godless and unprincipled manipulate the gullible.

I couldn’t shake this feeling that I had uncovered more than something ordinary.

As he hurtled through the air Simon saw the boiling emerald fire hit his protective spell and explode into sickly green sparks, inches from where Falamir was still crouched, oblivious to the chaos unfolding around...

Evil people can still keep promises. Many have done just that, girl, though they are usually not promises you ‘rational’ people wish them to keep.

Make no mistake, Marin…a Dragon Guardian may not always be the one sitting upon the throne, but he or she is the protector of the entire realm.

Something in Naja’s voice, in the roughness of his hands, made Arjin wonder if there might be some truth to the tales of Ansari devouring soft, young humans. The hunger and need he felt pouring...

Her heart and soul had already spoken. They wouldn’t let Lucas go.

They were rebellious through their artistic expression and their uplifting spirits

Knowing all the languages in the world could help you to really understand all the jokes you can hear… from my future Kids’ Funny Business.

Without your own inner beast tamed ye can never tame the wild ones around ye!

Sorry,” whispered Camilla apologetically.

Every so often i’d wake up when his arms clenched around me, his embrace so tight i thought he’d cut off my circulation, holding me as if even in his sleep he was haunted by...

They did not know it was impossible, so they did it. Mark Twain

I ought to warn you, dear, he can get rather wild when he’s hungry

If I have told you these details about the asteroid, and made a note of its number for you, it is on account of the grown-ups and their ways. When you tell them that you...

The idea of love horrified me, and I knew I couldn’t have it, so I didn’t want it.

Let your dissent fuel you, your anger inspire you, your rage convey you, and your fury strike a chilling fear onto the spines of your enemies.

This was not what we wanted to hear that morning. Adventures inspire, tall tales excite, and fantasies stir the imagination, but sad stories seldom ever buoy the spirit. We all paused to take in the...

Starting now,

It would be nice to report she lived happily ever after till the end of her days. But such cheap, cop-out one-liners belong to other uncomplicated fairy tales.

Yeah, but what we need are some fighters who know how to take down a wolf. I know three.””If you are going to get the Pigs, you’ll need backup. They’re not to be trifled with.

The Cat: When the wine drinks itself, when the skull speaks, when the clock strikes the right time, only then will you find the tunnel that leads to the Red Bull. There be a trick...

Am I supposed to feel so much awe and so on about the Godking? After all, he’s just a man … He’s about fifty years old, and he’s bald. And I’ll bet he has to...

If the other novice wizards on the row hadn’t broken into Raeshaldis’s rooms, pissed on her bed and written WHORE and THIEF on the walls, she probably would have been killed on the night of...

Her scream of utter horror and fright was a sound that no one in the chamber would ever forget.~Crispin.~

With the threat of them being potential spies or saboteurs, nobody will argue against our actions, and history itself will vindicate us.

It takes both sides to build a bridge.

Have you lost your mind? What have I told you Charlie about whales? You can’t MANHANDLE THEM!

I’ve become remarkably good at blocking impossibly bizarre happenings from my consciousness. Denial can be a beautiful thing.

In the beginning there was only Darkness.

Raw, freezing magic detonated from her outstretched hand with the sound of a thousand thunderclaps.

There was a single window that tapered into a funnel, with eerie moonlight passing through it, reflecting directly off the globe like a mirror. For a moment, as I rose I saw something glimmering within....

(“we appreciated the intricately thought-out, detailed universe you’ve created for your story.” ~Arthur A. Levine Books (publishers of The Harry Potter series.)) about my book!

I’m about to start reading it again, because what good is a story you only want to read once?

If the ending is not happy, the story is not finished.