

“The face that was engulfed in sadness just a few moments ago was now having a diabolical glow.”
― The Pink Cadillac
― The Pink Cadillac

“God—if there is a God—would not choose one man above another or one people above another.”
― Peony
― Peony

“doggerel to describe her experience in the Whitewater contretemps:”
― A Woman in Charge
― A Woman in Charge

“I found my true love on the banks of the river Kama,” whispered Alexander, staring at her. “I found my true love on Ulitsa Saltykov-Schedrin, while I sat on a bench eating ice cream.” “You didn’t find me. You weren’t even looking for me. I found you.” Long pause. “Alexander, were you…looking for me?” “All my life.”
― The Bronze Horseman
― The Bronze Horseman

“This evening I spied her in the back orchard. I decided to sacrifice one of my better old shirts and carried it out to her. The weather’s been warm of late. Buds on the apple trees are ready to burst. Usually by this time of the year, at that time of day, the back orchard is full of screaming children. Damut’s boys were the only two. They were on the terrace below her, running through the slanted sunlight, chasing each other around tree trunks. She stood above them, like a merlin watching rabbits play.”
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
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