History Quote by Steven Erikson

“I love words," Mat said. "There are some deliciously pretty words out there. 'Smile.' That's always sounded like a pretty word to me. Don't…

— Robert Jordan

“What about Ianthe—and Jurian?” Rhysand’s powerful chest heaved beneath my hand as he blew out a breath. “Reports are murky on both. Jurian, it…

— Sarah J. Maas

“When,Nothing,is,so,well,said, Or,so,well,done, It,betrays,itself,and,becomes, Something: As,apples,by,Cézanne,or,just, Lines,by,Modrian.”

— Jose Garcia Villa

“But a male voice pleaded from behind, 'Don't.' Varian appeared from the rocky path, gasping for breath, splattered with blood. Amren smirked. 'Like a…

— Sarah J. Maas

“Po?” His voice rasped with the effort of speaking. “Po.” He struggled to clear his throat and then lay still for a moment, exhausted.…

— Kristin Cashore

“O great and mighty Master Li, pray impart to me the Secret of Wisdom!" he bawled. "Take a large bowl," I said. "Fill it…

— Barry Hughart

“But in the name of the most holy, Mosca, of all the people you could have taken up with, why Eponymous Clent?" Because I’d…

— Frances Hardinge

“ I have come to understand that I have offended you with my honest about your power,' he said. 'I am not accustomed-' He…

— Alison Goodman

“Thrawn smiled—a smile that sent a shiver up Pellaeon's back. "Why, the only puzzle worth solving, of course," the Grand Admiral said softly. "The…

— Timothy Zahn

“Here again are the words. My enchanters. My companions. Words winnowing the night. The stones of the wine-press. The blood of the hour-glass. Here…

— Jeanne Hyvrard

“Ossa, Bronwen would learn his name later, had tried to communicate with her, first in Tretorian, then Common--the language shared by most Cordisians--and he…

— Cat Bruno

“You aren’t going to die,” Kiernan whispered through the darkness. We sat in one of the bedchambers for pilgrims, me on the cot and…

— Eilis O'Neal