“Lumani had never managed a failed delivery because, in the end, no matter how skilled or how hard they fought back, pressure applied in the right places caused even the strongest men to fracture. But this one? He'd watched her.… — Taylor Stevens Copy Share Image
“With a boot on his chest, she used her free hand to search for the syringe he surely carried. Found it. Jabbed it into… — Taylor Stevens Copy Share
“Welcome to the world of difficult choices. You’re doing a brave thing, Neeva, but it only counts if the ones you love know you’re… — Taylor Stevens Copy Share
“Bradford paused and his expression shadowed. He pulled her back and held her tight. Whispered, “Don’t say it, okay? I know what’s coming and… — Taylor Stevens Copy Share
“Why are you dressed as a man?" Neeva said. "Why do you act like..." She paused. "Why do you act like... like one of… — Taylor Stevens Copy Share
“The aloneness. The invisible walls. Always the outsider looking in. Different. Unusual. I despise their world and the superficiality of it all and yet… — Taylor Stevens Copy Share
“Do not let her hear your language, the source had said, she will use language as a weapon. Keep the area around her free… — Taylor Stevens Copy Share
“One foot in front of the other, more aimless than direct, Bradford left the waiting room for the outside world. Called for a taxi… — Taylor Stevens Copy Share
“Lumani had never managed a failed delivery because, in the end, no matter how skilled or how hard they fought back, pressure applied in… — Taylor Stevens Copy Share
“Clothing, hair, shoes, accessories: these were props, visual cues, that people used to filter information and make instant assessments out of random connections, to… — Taylor Stevens Copy Share
“This doll-guy situation is an extreme of what I deal with in everyday life, where men believe that what they want I want, and… — Taylor Stevens Copy Share
“She felt invisible shackles snaking around her wrists and ankles, took a deep breath and said……” — Taylor Stevens Copy Share
“... people were inevitably superficial and reacted differently to poison when it was aesthetically pleasing.” — Taylor Stevens Copy Share
“This was home: running along a razor's edge of self-induced terror, calculating mortality against probability. Assignments were the reprieve. When she was abroad, although… — Taylor Stevens Copy Share
“Hope. The activity of the impotent. His was a world of action, of relying on his own wits and ability to create the luck… — Taylor Stevens Copy Share
