Envy Quote by Melina Marchetta

“The suit gave him strength, but not freedom. It gave him youth, but not peace. It gave him Lucian’s gaze— and that was the…

— Valon G

“Lucian is nothing to me. What you saw in that office was bizarre. He must've been high on power or meth.”

— Jennifer Armintrout

“The heat spread through my body and mind as his thrusts became absolute and unforgiving. Devastate me. Devastate me! Tear me down! Take me…

— Lucian Bane

“...Feel no fear before the multitude of men, do not run in panic, but let each man bear his shield straight toward the fore-fighters,…

— Tyrtaeus

“These were his people--a strange thought. Maybe not his very own people, as in father, mother, brother, sister, but people just like him. He…

— Ted Dekker

“But he knew what was wrong with him; he was ashamed of himself and afraid of them- afraid of the society whe so despised.”

— Ryünosuke Akutagawa

“He was in conflict with himself. There was no enjoyment in the thought that he had escaped a great danger, and in the midst…

— Norbert Jacques

“He hadn't yet had enough experience with humans to know that the thing they hold dearest to their hearts, the last thing they relinquish…

— Gregory Maguire

“Inside the ocher suit, Gabriel was no longer old. Outside it, he was no longer innocent. Every borrowed breath came with a bruise beneath…

— Valon G

“The pride Kaspar had seen in his father’s eyes, despite the admonishing words about foolish acts, had branded the boy for life. 'Never be…

— Raymond E. Feist

“Still, he could not think of the mass of Moroccans without contempt. He had no patience with their ignorance and backwardness; if he damned…

— Paul Bowles

“Was it a weakness of man that made him want to ignore the darker side of his fellow human beings?”

— Todd Strasser