Ghosts cannot be put on the witness stand, or have their fingerprints taken. They are completely proof against proof. — Ariana Franklin Fingerprints Copy Share Image
“But it’s a pretense, it’s artificial,” Adelia protested. “Love, honor, respect. When are they ever extended to everyday women? I doubt if… — Ariana Franklin Civilization Copy Share Image
“This infatuation must be dispelled; it is necessary for me not to admire you. I do not wish to fall in love.” — Ariana Franklin Fall in love Copy Share Image
“You are a drab, she told herself, seduced into infatuation by a soldier’s tale. Outremer, bravery, crusade, it is illusory romance. Pull… — Ariana Franklin Courage Copy Share Image
A daughter,' Rowley scooped up the child and held her high. The baby blinked from sleep and crowed with him. 'Any fool… — Ariana Franklin Baby Copy Share Image
“... Turn over that stone" - she pointed to a flint nearby - "and you will find a charlatan who will dazzle… — Ariana Franklin Time Copy Share Image
To what do you not drive human hearts, cursed for craving gold! — Ariana Franklin Craving Copy Share Image
“Adelia began to get cross. Why was it women who were to blame for everything—everything, from the Fall of Man to these… — Ariana Franklin Dear god Copy Share Image
Crime, after all, can be a way of establishing identity or acquiring security - at least the magistrate addresses you by name. — Ariana Franklin Addresses Copy Share Image
Obviously, not everybody who dies becomes a ghost, otherwise those who are psychic would be aware of shouldering through deep crowds of… — Ariana Franklin Assorted Copy Share Image
“Sister Walburga ate some of the sausage she was taking upriver for the anchorites, but you'd think from her distress that she… — Ariana Franklin Copy Share Image
“She had a quality he had never known- she WAS quality.” — Ariana Franklin Excellence Copy Share Image
The law should be the point at which savagery ended because civilization stood in its path. — Ariana Franklin Civilization Copy Share Image
“Welcome to the gates of heaven Adelia, and what did you do with your life? My Lord, I was a bishop's whore.” — Ariana Franklin Gates of heaven Copy Share Image
Man provides his own goods and his own evils, neither God nor the Devil has anything to do with it. — Ariana Franklin Devil Copy Share Image
Alcoholism plus criminality plus whatever caused both in the first place form a combination that is very nearly happy-ending-proof. — Ariana Franklin Alcoholism Copy Share Image
The scar, and her indifference to it, did something extraordinary for her, just as damage to some art object threw into relief… — Ariana Franklin Age Copy Share Image
Love- however doomed, had the capacity to attach bouys to the soul. — Ariana Franklin Capacity Copy Share Image
Truth travels slowly and gets weaker as it goes. Suitable lies are strong and run faster. — Ariana Franklin Faster Copy Share Image
Tomorrows were full of awful things. Today, now, was the essential. — Ariana Franklin Awful Copy Share Image
