“She knew that it was not smart to address her concerns about money directly, for men despised women who confronted them in this way. She knew that the smart wife, especially one no longer willing to parlay sexual favors, would… — Karen Essex Copy Share Image
“Can you not see that we still might win? We lost a battle, not a war.” — Karen Essex Copy Share Image
“All my life I have known fear. But I have acted in spite of it. I urge you to do the same. Your father… — Karen Essex Copy Share Image
“You cannot hide from the truth, Mina. Anytime you try to argue with the truth you lose. Anytime you try to evade it or… — Karen Essex Copy Share Image
“Everyone has a secret life. Perhaps yours is merely a gossamer web of thoughts and fantasies woven in the hidden furrows of your mind. Or furtive deeds performed on the sly or betrayals large and small that, if revealed, would change how you are perceived. -Dracula in Love by Karen Essex” — Karen Essex Copy Share
“One hundred copies? Of these poems you do not even like?” asked the Roman. “They’re nasty bits about famous people; everyone will want them.” — Karen Essex Copy Share Image
“The merciful man is rarely victorious. One's enemies are like snakes; though one may learn to handle them, they are always poisonous.” — Karen Essex Copy Share Image
Think about it. For the sake of fame, men will risk great dangers. They put themselves in the jaws of death more than for… — Karen Essex Copy Share Image
“The people call it a miracle; the scientists call it invention. But the invention is miraculous, is it not?” — karen essex Copy Share Image
I am telling you that the child will not out live the buildings. Do you understand that wheras women may touch the immortal by… — Karen Essex Copy Share Image
