“Her remarks caught his consideration and his violet eyes tapered with growing dislike. He was at least dejected in his solitude, and now she had come to ruin his isolation and compel him to speak when he would otherwise be… — Michelle Franklin Copy Share
“Boudicca MacDaede was not the most striking of women, but she had a wryness in character and heartiness in form that recommended her to the rough demands of a farmer’s daughter and a soldier’s sufferance." ~ First two lines of… — Michelle Franklin Copy Share Image
“Her remarks caught his consideration and his violet eyes tapered with growing dislike. He was at least dejected in his solitude, and now she had come to ruin his isolation and compel him to speak when he would otherwise be enjoying silence. He pressed his immense body against the bars of the cell in hopes of intimidating her, but the… — Michelle Franklin Copy Share
“There is a very great difference between older and old, the former being desirable and the latter being inevitable.” — Michelle Franklin Copy Share Image
“And if I use the opportunity to kill you and leave?” the giant said in a tone half-serious half-arch. “I have never known warriors… — Michelle Franklin Copy Share Image
“She deigned to asked me how ice queens reproduce. I grinned, and her mother looked horrified. “We procreate by way of ice cubes, of… — Michelle Franklin Copy Share Image
“The captain’s eyes betrayed what his countenance must conceal: the anguish of an ancient being who must honour his birthright by living beyond those… — Michelle Franklin Copy Share Image
“The unconscious fabric of human destiny had done with her, unraveling all her grievances and reweaving them as joyous circumstance.” — Michelle Franklin Copy Share Image
“Why don’t you tell me your name?” “No.” “Very well. Your rank?” “What would a woman understand of rank?” “What does my sex have… — Michelle Franklin Copy Share Image
“Is not he? I had him along for his books and potions, and kept him for his character. Profundities of disgruntled sentiments, injured spirits,… — Michelle Franklin Copy Share Image
“Magic was precarious by nature, and potatoes were safe by comparison.” — Michelle Franklin Copy Share Image
“Eat, woman,” he bellowed, leaning over her, prepared to force the remainder of her meal into her opened mouth. “I would,” she said in… — Michelle Franklin Copy Share Image
