Historical fiction Quote by F.C. Malby

“He nodded, looking across the room at the sea of photographers and journalists. The microphones spread around him like birds waiting to be fed.”

— F.C. Malby

“To Jana's mind everybody seemed happy to see BAbichka and resisted returning her, like a misplaced package sent to the wrong address. It was…

— F.C. Malby

“As the sun lowered into the city's skyline, casting an orange glow over the islands, Jana could feel people's hopes rising.”

— F.C. Malby

“Find your passion, keep hope steadfast in your mind, then sacrifice everything.”

— F.C. Malby

“The others moved in like a wake of vultures, ready to devour their prey. she had seen it on television once. 'Scavengers,' Tatinek called…

— F.C. Malby

“Don't ever let anyone tell you that things can't be changed, that things can't be done. The can and they will, if we are…

— F.C. Malby

“The lines in the corners of her eyes spoke of years of wisdom, as a tree with the number of rings increasing with each…

— F.C. Malby

“One word was the method by which the state collected their information. They could reel in the informants and spread them out like tentacles,…

— F.C. Malby

“9 November 1989. A day nobody would forget. She had heard rumours about the wall.”

— F.C. Malby

“I couldn't bring myself to ask Matka why they had taken him. She pretended that he'd gone away on business. I pretended I knew…

— F.C. Malby

“The sublime beauty was almost hidden withing the castle walls. She believed that the treasured things in life were often hard to find -…

— F.C. Malby

“As people's hopes soared, Jana felt a tinge of fear.”

— F.C. Malby