“There are always two sides to every story, Kelley. Something I learned playing Richard the Third and Macbeth: if you're playing the… — Lesley Livingston Bad guy Copy Share Image
“She felt his arms tighten around her, as they spiraled up, borne aloft on wings that were dark as the night, bright… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“But I also know that even a weed, cultivated with care, might eventually yield a wildflower.” — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“I'm so sorry, bright little thing." "For what, my lord?:" I asked, my voice small and lost in the dim air. His… — Lesley Livingston Young adult Copy Share Image
“She laughed harshly. “I don’t need pity from the likes of you, little island fox. Pity is for the weak.” Silence spun… — Lesley Livingston Cold eyes Copy Share Image
“Yes. And also, if it's okay by you, I'd like to shut up now... Or possibly just go somewhere and swallow my… — Lesley Livingston Embarrassment Copy Share Image
“Believe me, Kelley. If I’m not…it’s because I’m already dead.” He stroked her hair, and she could feel his breath warm on… — Lesley Livingston Sonny Copy Share Image
“Let me give you a piece of advice,” she murmured. “Rome only exists because of slaves. That’s how it functions. We are… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“I'm not sure if you just screwed with history or if history just screwed with you.” — Lesley Livingston History Copy Share Image
“Get away from me!” I snarled as I spun circles of flames in the dark air, batting the whip away from me… — Lesley Livingston Fire Copy Share Image
“I was close enough to my father to see that he’d heard the exchange. For a moment, I wondered if he’d silence… — Lesley Livingston Parenting Copy Share Image
“why is there blue stuff on your face? i was partying with the smurfs. i wanted to fit in.” — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“You killed a tree?" "It tried to kill me first." "Perhaps you should tell me exactly what happened to you, Princess.” — Lesley Livingston Trees Copy Share Image
“Behind Meriel, I saw that a group of the other ludus girls had gathered and were watching us. They were all laughing,… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“Kronos the trainer had explained to me what the number markings meant and how to read them, but I still got confused… — Lesley Livingston Live and die Copy Share Image
“The trader had told me that Mare Nostrum meant “Our Sea” in Latin, and I had marveled at the arrogance of Rome,… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
“Just like that. It had been almost seven years since the legions left our shores, having declared the Island of the Mighty… — Lesley Livingston Time Copy Share Image
“but I would have to make myself presentable for when my father honored me with my full warrior status. Just like he… — Lesley Livingston Parenting Copy Share Image
“Something snapped in my mind. The noise all around me receded in a wave until all I heard was a distant, throbbing… — Lesley Livingston Psychology Copy Share Image
“already had a goddess, and no matter what trials she saw fit to put me through, I would not forsake her for… — Lesley Livingston True warrior Copy Share Image
“Elka nodded. “Right after he said we’d been sold to a murdering tyrant. Yes.” Julius Caesar. The tyrant. I could barely believe… — Lesley Livingston Julius Caesar Copy Share Image
“By barely measurable increments, the days became less grueling. And through it all, Elka was there to lift my spirits with her… — Lesley Livingston Friendship Copy Share Image
“Ours was the last vehicle in the caravan that night, except for a heavy, guarded ox-pulled provisions wagon that was even slower.… — Lesley Livingston Left hand Copy Share Image
“Maybe honor wasn’t always something won by a blade, I thought. And maybe it couldn’t be so easily stripped away, even in… — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
