Accident-brief Quote by Karen Russell

“That's one difference between a bully and a hero, I guess: good aim.”

— Karen Russell

“He said it to Laurent. Laurent said that from this moment on, any Veretian who struck an Akielon would be executed. He trusted the…

— C.S. Pacat

“Pretty face,’ said Laurent. Then his fingers dropped back to brush Aimeric’s jaw, tilting it up as though for a kiss. Aimeric made a…

— C.S. Pacat

“That was the last thing he said, because Damen hit him. He drove his fist into Laurent’s jaw with all the force of his…

— C.S. Pacat

“The shots left a hard ringing sound within the closeness of the brick walls. Terry held the pistol at arm's length on a level…

— Elmore Leonard

“Laurent stopped. Damen could see the moment when Laurent decided to continue. It was deliberate, his eyes meeting Damen's, his tone subtly changed. 'Damianos…

— S.U. Pacat

“The struggle doesn't last long; it's too unequal. Their momentary surprise overcome, they close in on him. The well-directed slice of a gun-butt slackens…

— Cornell Woolrich

“He had to say again, ‘Do it.’ The darker-haired soldier stepped forward and Damen felt the grip take him. Laurent set his jaw. ‘No,’…

— C.S. Pacat

“So, you attacked him,” Friedrich said wryly. “Yes.” “By flinging yourself off a roof.” “Ivo was proud of me for that part.” Friedrich held…

— K.M. Shea

“Niven stretched out his arms so the rope binding his hands was braced against the vertical beam. He used that leverage to stand up.…

— Tom Wood

“He knew that expression. His sense of danger, highly attuned to Laurent’s moods, told him that Aimeric was better off downstairs with a half…

— C.S. Pacat

“Old Porteous’s mind, I thought, probably stopped working at about the time of the Russo-Japanese war. And it’s a ghastly thing that nearly all…

— George Orwell