“The Serpent sleeps buried in the silken mud at the bottom of the sea. The water is freezing and dark and suffocating. The Serpent awakes and shifts, raising the mud in a floating cloud. The Serpent cries. There is no answer.”
― Kylie Chan, quote from White Tiger
“At the bottom of the Mariana Trench, where the water is freezing and dark, a great black Serpent sleeps in the mud.”
― Kylie Chan, quote from White Tiger
“Disaster area. I've seen some messy offices, Leo, but his absolutely has to win first prize.”
― Kylie Chan, quote from White Tiger
“What the hell were you doing at the Hurrah? You won't find a date there, none of them are into chicks.”
― Kylie Chan, quote from White Tiger
“At only twenty-eight I felt no great rush to settle into anything boring.”
― Kylie Chan, quote from White Tiger
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“My real motivation, my real reason for picking myself up every morning and struggling on, was my daughter,”
― Vicki Myron, quote from Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
“Es curioso como la posibilidad te puede levantar los ánimos. Es curioso como la realidad te puede hundir.”
― Cat Patrick, quote from Forgotten
“Being his real brother I could feel I live in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow.”
― Michael Morpurgo, quote from Private Peaceful
“The shaggy saddle horses, already winter-coated, stood with their backs to the wind, watching the two men in the corral, the horses’ tails blowing out, their breath snorted out in white plumes and carried away in tatters by the wind.”
― Kent Haruf, quote from Plainsong
“I aspire to wisdom, my lady. I do not believe I possess it, not yet. But my lord Ptolemy Solon holds that happiness is the highest form of wisdom.” I made a broad gesture. “Today the sun is shining and we are engaged in a pleasant pursuit in the company of friends. If that is wisdom, let us be content.”
― Jacqueline Carey, quote from Kushiel's Mercy
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