Esther M. Friesner

“Why are you talking about Milo and me as if I weren’t here?” I asked angrily. “What are you afraid will happen…

— Esther M. Friesner

“I was overjoyed to spy Milo among them. He caught sight of me and came running to the doorway. “Glau--I mean, Hel--…

— Esther M. Friesner

“My beloved grandson, I thank the gods for the joy of seeing your face again before I die. I wish with all…

— Esther M. Friesner

“I wasn’t a girl anymore. Just before they shoved me through the curtained doorway, I looked up into the night sky and…

— Esther M. Friesner

“Even if I was pretty, it wasn’t going to be enough to bring me the life I wanted: one where I was…

— Esther M. Friesner

“I almost feel sorry for that man,” Telys’s mother said one evening as we made camp. “I think he loves you very…

— Esther M. Friesner

“If every hero stopped to think about all the what-ifs in his path, none of us would ever take one step beyond…

— Esther M. Friesner

“By my third try, Lady Aithra had lost her patience and brought me to stand before her son while he was in…

— Esther M. Friesner

“Well, well, isn’t that interesting,” Argus remarked from the doorway. “What?” I asked, watching her warily. “Apparently, our priestess is also the…

— Esther M. Friesner

“We sailed for more days than I knew how to count, sometimes hugging the mainland coast, sometimes passing from one island to…

— Esther M. Friesner

“I’d say that of the two choices, Helen will be safest if she finds her own way back.” “A girl traveling alone…

— Esther M. Friesner

“He took a damp scrap of cloth from a shallow bowl on the floor and dabbed it softly across my brow. It…

— Esther M. Friesner

“Later on, Orpheus stood beside the hearth fire in the center of the hall and sang about the day’s adventure. On his…

— Esther M. Friesner

“We covered them with stones and made the proper sacrifices, then decided to honor our masters’ spirits by finishing their journey for…

— Esther M. Friesner

“How dare you?” I said, all ice. “You coward, how dare you do this? If you wanted to reclaim your honor, you…

— Esther M. Friesner

“By the way, where are all the men?” I asked. “The ones who aren’t busy bothering the serving girls are practicing their…

— Esther M. Friesner

What brothers say to tease their sisters has nothing to do with what they really think of them.

— Esther M. Friesner

“Glaucus had taught me to choose my battles, and to choose them wisely. I chose not to fight this one. Not yet.…

— Esther M. Friesner

“You must’ve left your weak stomach on the shore at Iolkos. Look at you!” I told Milo proudly. “You’re a born sailor.…

— Esther M. Friesner

“Don’t drink heavily at your enemy’s table, especially when your enemy claims to be your friend.”

— Esther M. Friesner

“I’ll never call you ‘girl’ again,” Argus said to me. “A woman twice your age would envy your cunning!” “If I were…

— Esther M. Friesner

“White as ash, her face, but ashes hold the phantoms of fires.”

— Esther M. Friesner

“Being brave doesn't mean always having to fight alone.”

— Esther M. Friesner

A young man's passion, a jaded siren's last chance for love, a world gone mad, cheap thrills, fast cars, expensive wines, the…

— Esther M. Friesner

“The man who won’t marry you because you chose this adventure doesn’t deserve you,” Milo said. “A man who truly loves you…

— Esther M. Friesner