“Miles was still mourning the loss of his Romantic Plan. 'There was going to be champagne, and oysters, and you' - he held out both hands as though shifting a piece of furniture - 'were going to be sitting there, and I was going to get down on one knee, and...and...” StillsHandsLossPiecesPlansSittingMilesKneesMourningFurnitureShiftingChampagneOysters Author:Lauren Willig
“I love the sound of words, the feel of them, the flow of them. I love the challenge of finding just that perfect combination of words to describe a curl of the lip, a tilt of the chin, a change in the atmosphere. Done well, novel-writing can combine lyricism with practicality in a way that makes one think of grand tapestries, both functional and beautiful. Fifty years from now, I imagine I’ll still be questing after just that right combination of words.” ThinkingWayFeelsWritingYearsWellsStillsDoneBeautifulSoundChallengesPerfectNovelImagineFindingsFlowLipsCombinationAtmosphereFiftyChinsCurlsNovel WritingTapestryPracticalityTiltPerfect Combination Author:Lauren Willig
“Hard to believe that so nearby, just across the Channel, such atrocities could still occur in their supposedly civilized world, that one could wake up one morning and find oneself bereft of brothers, parents, friends, all with the slice of an ax.” WorldBelieveStillsHardParentMorningBrotherWake UpOneselfCivilizedAtrocitiesHard To BelieveBereft Book:The Mischief of the Mistletoe: A Pink Carnation Christmas Source: The Mischief of the Mistletoe: A Pink Carnation Christmas
