The obligation d'âme meant that his only allegiance was to Felix, making them a separate kingdom of two, with Felix as king and Mildmay as ministers, army, and populace all combined in one. A stormy little kingdom, I thought, with periodic flare-ups of civil war and a magnificently unstable government. And I was glad I wasn’t a citizen of it.
The obligation d'âme meant that his only allegiance was to Felix, making them a separate kingdom of two, with Felix as king and Mildmay as ministers,… - Sarah Monette
The obligation d'âme meant that his only allegiance was to Felix, making them a separate kingdom of two, with Felix as king and Mildmay as ministers,…
- Sarah Monette
I gave up on cussing - I'd run out of words filthy enough - and just started praying. - Sarah Monette
I gave up on cussing - I'd run out of words filthy enough - and just started praying.
The dead person is not truly dead until the last person who rememebers them dies. - Sarah Monette
The dead person is not truly dead until the last person who rememebers them dies.
Consider the stars. Among them are no passions, no wars. They know neither love nor hatred. Did man but emulate the stars, would not his soul become … - Sarah Monette
Consider the stars. Among them are no passions, no wars. They know neither love nor hatred. Did man but emulate the stars, would not his soul become …
The fountain of youth is like the monkeys paw in the W. W. Jacobs story. It never ends well. - Sarah Monette
The fountain of youth is like the monkeys paw in the W. W. Jacobs story. It never ends well.
What makes a story a story is that something changes. Internal, external, small or large, trivial or of earth-shattering importance. Doesn't matter. - Sarah Monette
What makes a story a story is that something changes. Internal, external, small or large, trivial or of earth-shattering importance. Doesn't matter.
I catch a flash of red-gold beneath the surface of the water, and realize that there are koi in the pond, massive, serene, and I wonder: are they dre… - Sarah Monette
I catch a flash of red-gold beneath the surface of the water, and realize that there are koi in the pond, massive, serene, and I wonder: are they dre…
It is a rose planted in your heart, and as it's thorns tear you, so does it thrive and flower - Sarah Monette
It is a rose planted in your heart, and as it's thorns tear you, so does it thrive and flower
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