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“The two soldiers laughed, and even the king smiled. Reinforcing Costis's suspicion that Eugenides had been responsible for Ornon's lost sheep, Boagus asked, "Do…

— Megan Whalen Turner

“Throw that dreary man Cicero out of the window, and request the divine Virgil (with the utmost love and respect) to take a seat…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

“Eschewing ceremony, Eugenides said, "You shot the ambassador?" "You gave me the gun," protested Sounis. "I didn't mean for you to shoot the ambassador…

— Megan Whalen Turner

“Shamkhal and Majeed exchanged a glance of excitement and Majeed leapt up, his face glowing with triumph, to repeat what Ibrahim had said to…

— Anita Amirrezvani

I knew I would be in the story somewhere," Eugenides interjected. "Oh no," said Phresine, "This was a humble servant." "Ouch." "Though very courageous."…

— Megan Whalen Turner

“Suddenly the hall rang with Theseus’s laughter. He held his sides, threw back his head, and brayed. “Ah, Lady Helen, the gods have been…

— Esther M. Friesner

“Alaric now at this moment of supreme crisis, coming down to the rough shore and seeing the howling waves, raised his hand to heaven…

— R.A. Lafferty

“They all laughed and clapped, taking it for a deliberate witticism, while he had no idea what he was saying, so great was his…

— Boris Pasternak

“... I opened the door to a knock and found a ashen-faced messenger quailing at the prospect of facing an undead witch who was,…

— Sara Poole

“Lincoln grinned. “The Academy owns a number of buildings. There are walkways between them.” I couldn’t take my eyes off the sky folk. “There…

— Jessica Shirvington

“They laughed, but I was melancholy. The remnants of Rome always make me sad, simply because they are proof that we slide inexorably towards…

— Bernard Cornwell

“And all the host laughed and wept, and in the midst of their merriment and tears the clear voice of the minstrel rose like…

— J.R.R. Tolkien