“Strange isn't it? How it's the direction we are viewed from that makes us attractive or abhorrent.” — Galen Beckett Copy Share Image
“The darkness is not so empty as you imagine. Think of attending a party at night, in a house brightly lit with… — Galen Beckett Dark Copy Share Image
“Ivoleyn is the most beautiful and remarkable woman in all of Altania, he said, his throat so tight the words inflicted a… — Galen Beckett Love Copy Share Image
“Though I stand in darkness, I will fear no shadow. Though I am lost, I will know the way. Though I dwell… — Galen Beckett Darkness Copy Share Image
Like a necktie or a bouquet of flowers, an idea was best if one did not fuss with it too much — Galen Beckett Bouquets Copy Share Image
“The man who does the greatest harm is the man who does nothing at all.” — Galen Beckett Copy Share Image
“It is an odd fact that certain words will leap at one out of a jumble of voices. Once such a thing… — Galen Beckett Communication Copy Share Image
“It is often the case that matters less important but more pressing distracts us from the things that press less upon us… — Galen Beckett Copy Share Image
I will not deny that my heart has long occupied itself with the most tender feelings for another. So strong were these… — Galen Beckett Attachment Copy Share Image
A word is all it takes to put a man in prison, or to seize his property, or to end his life.… — Galen Beckett Bullets Copy Share Image
when all of life becomes crowded with profound and weighty matters, making time to engage in trivial things becomes an even greater… — Galen Beckett Life Copy Share Image
“Beer might make a smart man dull, but coffee is worse because it can delude a dull man into thinking he's smart.” — Galen Beckett Intelligence Copy Share Image
“Cannot a rugged and misty landscape be adored by the eyes as much as a sunlit garden? Perhaps it is adored even… — Galen Beckett Garden Copy Share Image
He was smiling again, his face alight, and Ivy knew her own expression was a mirror to his. Ivoleyn, he said, softly… — Galen Beckett Expression Copy Share Image
“Once a fate cannot be avoided, however horrible it might be, it loses something of its powers of dread” — Galen Beckett Destiny Copy Share Image
“You know, Mr. Rafferdy, a picture is very nice to look at...yet in the end, it is far better to see a… — Galen Beckett Copy Share Image
“A curious world isn't it? We think we meet people by chance when chance has nothing to do with it.” — Galen Beckett Curiosity Copy Share Image
“To not hope, to expect nothing, to dismiss at every turn - these had been her only protection against certain devastation. Disappointment… — Galen Beckett Disappointment Copy Share Image
“Was it worth giving up anything in order to survive, no matter how precious it was? What if you gave up so… — Galen Beckett Copy Share Image
“I learned that sometimes you must be willing to lose something precious to you in order to escape and to endure -… — Galen Beckett Sacrifice Copy Share Image
“Ever you retreat from others rather than risk discovering they hold you in poor esteem. Yet by that, you also fail to… — Galen Beckett Respect Copy Share Image
“Besides, Mrs. Quesnt, did it never occur to you that we are not changing at all-that rather, we are simply becoming more… — Galen Beckett Change Copy Share Image
“One only wants puzzles to be difficult after they're finished. That way one can feel proud of one's accomplishment. However, while we're… — Galen Beckett Copy Share Image
How resilient was the body, to return to its prior form so quickly! Yet the mind was formed of a less pliable… — Galen Beckett Body Copy Share Image