“Most people, if they were generous, were so because they thought life was short and that one must make the most of it. Sid Baxter was generous because he knew that life was long. It went on and on even when you had no use for it anymore. It was happiness, not life, that was short, and when it visited - in the form of a fine evening spent talking with a friend - he honoured it.” PeopleIfsLongUseFormTalkingFineEveningGenerousThoughts On LifeSids Book:The Winter Rose Source: The Winter Rose
“There was a basket at her feet. She reached into it and lifted out the head of a young woman, a marquise. She wore Bourbon white to her death, but wears the tricolor now - white cheeks, blue lips, red dripping from her neck. Long live the revolution.” LongYoungWhiteFeetRevolutionRedBlueLipsNecksCheeksYoung WomenBasketsDrippingBourbon Book:Revolution Source: Revolution
“He's wearing boots, a kilt, and a long-sleeve tee. No coat, even though it's December. Beautiful people don't need coats. They've got their auras to keep them warm.” PeopleNeedsLongBeautifulWarmBootsCoatsSleevesDecemberAurasBeautiful PeopleTeesKilts Book:Revolution Source: Revolution
“For the first time in a long time, he didn't think of the past. And of all the things he'd lost. He thought only of the present, and what he had. And how it was so much more than he deserved. And he prayed then that he would never, ever lose it.” ThinkingFirstsLongPastLostLosesLong TimeFirst Time Author:Jennifer Donnelly
“Her grey eyes sparkled with passion as she spoke. Sid looked into them and for a second he glimpsed her soul. He saw what she was - fierce and brave. Upright. Impatient. And good. So good that she would sit covered in gore, shout at dangerous men, and keep a long, lonely vigil - all to save the likes of him. He realized she was a rare creature, as rare as a rose in winter.” MenLongSoulEyePassionSawsDangerousCreaturesLonelyBraveRoseWinterLikesSpokesCoveredFierceGreyImpatientGoreSidsDangerous ManGrey Eyes Author:Jennifer Donnelly
