The obligation d'âme meant that his only allegiance was to Felix, making them a separate kingdom of two, with Felix as king and Mildmay as ministers, army, and populace all combined in one. A stormy little kingdom, I thought, with… — Sarah Monette Copy Share Image
Consider the stars. Among them are no passions, no wars. They know neither love nor hatred. Did man but emulate the stars, would not his soul become clear and radiant as they are? But man's spirit draws him like a… — Sarah Monette Copy Share Image
The fountain of youth is like the monkey's paw in the W. W. Jacobs story. It never ends well. — Sarah Monette Copy Share Image
What makes a story a story is that something changes. Internal, external, small or large, trivial or of earth-shattering importance. Doesn't matter. — Sarah Monette Copy Share Image
“He fell away into the column before Isolfr could blink the thought of thanking him into his bleary mind, and Isolfr looked up at… — Sarah Monette Copy Share Image
“Felix just sat there, not smirking exactly - or not so as you could call him on it - but clearly happy with how… — Sarah Monette Copy Share Image
“Jonak says to say he send congratulations and well-wishes and all the things he ought—he was so pleased with himself for being an uncle… — Sarah Monette Copy Share Image
“He's not my lover," Isolfr said. She raised an eyebrow, a long feathery, shaggy sweep. "You're his beloved. Both of them. I saw enough… — Sarah Monette Copy Share Image
“There ain’t nothing worse than getting fired by somebody you hate, because it means they” — Sarah Monette Copy Share Image
The obligation d'âme meant that his only allegiance was to Felix, making them a separate kingdom of two, with Felix as king and Mildmay… — Sarah Monette Copy Share Image
I have mild albinism, which means I am very sensitive to light, so the animal representation of my spirit would have to be a… — Sarah Monette Copy Share Image
“ 'You like jealousy. You like knowing people want you.' He wasn't talking about sex, and my heart slowed a little. 'Is it not… — Sarah Monette Copy Share Image
“If I was really, really lucky, Felix might throw a fireball at me, and I'd get out of the rest of this freakshow.” — Sarah Monette Copy Share Image
