Only the strongest are put through the fire,' Josiah said. 'And the forge creates things of great strength and beauty.' 'Then I… — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
You have not traveled enough," she said. "Or you'd know that every journey makes its own map across your heart. — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
He looked down at his empty glass. "One of the other ways in which I am different from my father," he said.… — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
Are you asking me if there is a god?' he said, still in that soft voice. 'All I can say is, I… — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
And you're not leaving," she said. "Promise me." It was as if she had asked him to promise to keep breathing, to… — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
Do you love me?" he asked. I fell silent. "For the rest of it is glitter and noise," he said. "At the… — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
Love is like water from the ocean." Damiana said. "You cannot empty it dry. Take bucket after bucket of water out of… — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
She smiled, if he could see that, and waited for him to ask the real question. But he was silent. He wanted her to… — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
“...the townhouses looked bedraggled, unkempt, like an old homeless woman with an interesting history but a perilous future.” — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
Yes, Jenna, I love you with all my heart. And with my atoms and molecules and electrons and whatever further breakdown you require. — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
“And might I live long enough to see the world yet again as a place completely different, through eyes that see another truth not… — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
Only the strongest are put through the fire,' Josiah said. 'And the forge creates things of great strength and beauty.' 'Then I shall be… — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
I realized a long time ago, with a certain amazement, that no mattter how important something is in your life, no matter how huge… — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
“She was smiling as she leaned toward Reed, who stooped down to put his lips against her ear. He would tell her that he… — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
Manufactured--synthetic--even virtual, if that is what you turned out to be--I would love you. — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
Your wedding completely changes the direction of your life, you know, no matter how greatly you desire it. I think that moment of doubt… — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
It is very easy to shun someone who is deliberately cruel, and everyone loathes a man who is brutal and vicious. Such people have… — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
“But I am king. And the well-being of my kingdom depends on my sound judgment and clear head. And those things depend on my… — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
“How did they find out?" Donnal inquired. "Did you set them on fire?" "You know, it's so rare that I actually do that, and… — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
