He might have perfect form and better swordsmanship, but I had one thing on my side that stacked the deck in my favor. I was absolutely crazy.

Geoff’s arm emanated with a solid warmth I longed for after our days aboard S.S. British-Craphole.

May as well have ox blood running through those veins, ” I added, “You’re as stubborn as one.

They shot one of ours.” The lines deepened around his grey eyes. “I’d waste the whole army for spilling a drop of my crew’s blood.

Now, now.” I placed a hand on his back. “Jealousy colors you black, Geoff. If you wanted to be a pretty princess too, I would have bought you a crown. I’ll be back soon.

So this is how the merchant ship won’t follow us, ” I mumbled, “They aren’t insane enough to join the party.

The last thing I remembered was joining the crew in a rendition of “Take to the Sky, ” but the rest of the time blurred after I drank absinthe with the Captain.

Luckily, common sense had never been a strong suit of mine and my feet moved faster than my brain.

When a man cheats, it is said it is because he is a dog. When a woman cheats, it is said it is because her man is a dog.

Peace beginsWhen expectation ends.

In fact, the ultimate speculation we can make about the nature of Divinity is that Divinity is NO-THING which we can know. In Hebrew, the word for no-thing (nothing) is AIN.

Through travel, you discover a new aspect to your personality. You discover things which you wouldnt seated in the confines of your home.

Goodness is not in the backyard of the individual nor in the open field of the collective; goodness flowers only in freedom from both.

You know, I was not an attractive child - I never had a cute face.

I think that Brighton, for a crime writer, is almost like a character.

I guess I can't be a great architect. Great architects have a recognizable style. But if every building I did were the same, it would be pretty boring.

I'm permanent you can't erase me

I never had, or wished for, power over you. That isn't true, of course. I wanted the greatest power of all. but not advantage, or authority.