"My daughter," I said blankly. "I see. Correct……" — Juliet Marillier
"My daughter," I said blankly. "I see. Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought it took a man, as well as a woman, to make a child. Is this infant's father to be a crab, or a seagull maybe? Or were you planning to shipwreck some likely sailor on my doorstep, so I can make convenient use of him?"
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97 Quotes by Juliet Marillier
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I would hold on, and hold on, until my hands clutch at emptiness.
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What I do . . . the path I tread . . . it brings some choices that test me…
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As a novelist, I'm endlessly fascinated by human behavior and interactions.
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Each of my novels features a protagonist undertaking a difficult personal journey. On the way, each of these characters -…
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