Good men are often more practical than pretty " said Mother. "Andrius just happens to be both.

Some things just won’t go away, no matter how hard you scrub.

Sometimes we set off down a road thinkin' we're goin' one place and we end up another. But that's okay. The important thing is to start.

We all laced together—a brothel madam, an English professor, a mute cook, a quadroon cabbie, and me, the girl carrying a bucket of lies and throwing them like confetti.

You stand for what is right, Lina, without the expectation of gratitude or reward.

Krasivaya. It means beautiful, but with strength. Unique.

Good men are often more practical than pretty " said Mother. "Andrius just happens to be both.