“Success is about long term relationships which you build on, and it’s best to start with having an empowering, positive and uplifting relationship with yourself as a starting point, which is your anchor or keystone to build from!” SuccessRelationshipPositiveEmpoweringStarting PointStartBuildAnchorKeystone Author:Allan Rufus
“[After Nalena realizes Nok can read her thoughts] [Garrett] leans towards me until his face is almost touching the skin of my cheek. 'You're thinking, oh crap, aren't you?" he says. I swallow. Nod. Gulp. "Yeah."... [Nok] looks at me one more time, his face as open and inviting as a meadow. He says with a shrug, "You. Fine." Then he turns on his heels and leaves. "Oh...did you see that?" Mark pipes up. "Nok's got a crush on Nali. You got two whole words out of him!” KeystoneNalenaNok Book:Keystone Source: Keystone
“Addo: 'Thank you for letting me know, Charlotte.' 'Madam.' She corrects, doting the name softly in the air with her finger. 'Excuse me, of course, Ma...dam.' When Addo says Madam, he says it funny like my damn, which makes Brandon and Mark snicker from their seats. Although Addo doesn't turn to look at them, his grin assures me that the next words are more for their benefit than Ms. Fisk's. 'So that would make you...My Damn Fisk” KeystoneAddo Book:Keystone Source: Keystone
“Revolution meant shattering one structure and creating another one, but shattering was easier than creating, and so the two parts of the act were not necessarily fated to be equally successful. In that sense, building a revolution was like building an arch; until both columns were there, and the keystone in place, practically any disruption could bring the whole thing crashing down.” BuildingRevolutionDestroyingKeystone Book:Green Mars Source: Green Mars
“If you're after the Addo, he's holed up down there with Sean. You know what's up with that?" Garrett just shakes his head as if he's clueless that the Addo is probably down there spewing all the secrets of Addoship to Sean, over a plate of cookies. Zane squints.” KeystoneAddo Book:Keystone Source: Keystone
“So when he drops his head, I don't leave. Instead, I sit beside Milo Frangere as he tries to pretend that he's not crying quietly into his hands.” KeystoneNalenaMilo Frangere Book:Keystone Source: Keystone