“The sublime beauty was almost hidden withing the castle walls. She believed that the treasured things in life were often hard to find - a pearl in an oyster shell, a kind word in the heat of the moment.” — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“He nodded, looking across the room at the sea of photographers and journalists. The microphones spread around him like birds waiting to be fed.” — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“To Jana's mind everybody seemed happy to see BAbichka and resisted returning her, like a misplaced package sent to the wrong address. It was… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“As the sun lowered into the city's skyline, casting an orange glow over the islands, Jana could feel people's hopes rising.” — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“Find your passion, keep hope steadfast in your mind, then sacrifice everything.” — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“The others moved in like a wake of vultures, ready to devour their prey. she had seen it on television once. 'Scavengers,' Tatinek called them. They swoop in and feed off the carcasses of animals that are too weak to escape - lots of them on battlefields. This looked the same, only the victim wasn't there, just his writing, his… — F.C. Malby Copy Share
“I don't know, Benes. I'm not sure I've ever really understood women for that kind of commitment.' He flipped his beer mat up int… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“Don't ever let anyone tell you that things can't be changed, that things can't be done. The can and they will, if we are… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“The lines in the corners of her eyes spoke of years of wisdom, as a tree with the number of rings increasing with each… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“One word was the method by which the state collected their information. They could reel in the informants and spread them out like tentacles,… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“9 November 1989. A day nobody would forget. She had heard rumours about the wall.” — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“I couldn't bring myself to ask Matka why they had taken him. She pretended that he'd gone away on business. I pretended I knew… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
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