If you did not indulge in fantasies, how else would you know if you were living an interesting life?
Alethea KontisThere are four things that make a man fight as you just did," the duke explained to Rumbold. "Love, despair, anger, or insanity." Erik counted them off on his fingers. "Everything to lose, nothing to lose, someone's taken it, or you've lost it.
Alethea KontisHe could not change the man he had been, but these hands would make him the man he could be
Alethea KontisNo," Wednesday agreed. "You have tortured with silence. You let her grieve for a soul she did not lose, mourn a heart that should not have broken, and berate herself for betraying the man she loves...with the man she loves. It can't be 'true' love without the truth, Rumbold.
Alethea KontisKindred’s tale is a romantic, mature, and lyrical collage of heaven, hell, and a magical royal legend. The combination is divinely—and demonically—inspired.
Alethea KontisGifts, like words, carried with them a great deal of power. They bestowed good fortune just as powerfully as they could curse; the could bind people together or tear them apart.
Alethea KontisYour fey cousin here has the miraculous ability to hold his liquor--and mine, and yours, and the king's, and half the country's, I expect.
Alethea KontisThe curse of an interesting life: there are either very good times or very bad times.
Alethea KontisDream of me, my beloved family, happy in my plundering and adventuring, for when the waves rock me to sleep tonight, I will be dreaming of you.
Alethea KontisI have lived a life full of love and pain, of Joy and Sorrow, and I live on still. i have many, many years ahead of me, each day with the potential to be filled to the brim with trials to face and challenges to overcome.
Alethea KontisEverything in the world was about creativity: belief and creation. Storytelling was the essence of both.
Alethea KontisVelius--so who is she? no wait, let me guess. skin of the finest porcelain. hair of the softest silk. a voice like birdsong, a smile like sunshine, and a mouth that would sate your brightest and darkest wishes Rumbold-- You've m-met her? Velius--oh yes, my friend. we all know her. we've all pursued her. some of us have even been lucky enough to have her. we've been drunk on her sin, become fools of her favor. she might have borne a different face each time, but her name was always the same. Trouble
Alethea KontisWe are all fools blessed with the knowledge that certain events will come to pass no matter what path we take to get there. The wise ones follow their angels while they may.
Alethea KontisFirst time's a fluke; second time's a coincidence," said Velius. "Third time's tradition," finished Erik.
Alethea KontisDo you still look at each other like you once did, back at the beginning of the story when everything was a question you were too afraid to find the answer to?
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