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| a98f3e9 | We stepped into the very inn in which we'd had our initial conversation; we passed the little room I had stood outside of, and I shuddered. Now we had a bigger one, but I was too tired to notice much beyond comfortable cushions and warmth. As I sank down, I saw glowing rings around the candles and rubbed my eyes. When I looked up at Shevraeth, it was in time to catch the end of one of those assessing glances. Then he smiled, a real smile of.. | Sherwood Smith | ||
| fcb431b | Flauvic was standing by the middle window, one slim hand resting on a golden latch. I realized that one window panel was, in fact, a door, and that a person could step through onto the rocks that just bordered the pool. Flauvic was looking down, the silvery light reflecting off rain clouds overhead, and water below throwing glints in his long golden hair. He had to know I was there. I said, "You do like being near to water, don't you?" He l.. | Sherwood Smith | ||
| 676ae23 | Who is it from?" Savona asked. I looked up at him, trying to divine whether the secret knowledge lay behind his expression of interest. "Of course she cannot tell," Tamara said, her tone mock chiding--a masterpiece of innuendo, I realized. "But...perhaps a hint, Countess?" "I can't, because it's a secret to me, too." I looked around. Nothing but interest in all the faces, from Savona's friendly skepticism to Shevraeth's polite indifference... | Sherwood Smith | ||
| f27f1bd | I looked up--for he was half a head taller than I--into his gold-colored eyes, and though their expression was merely contemplative, and his manner mild, I felt my neck go hot. Turning away from that direct, steady gaze, I just couldn't find the words to ask him about his mother's political plans. So I said, "I came to ask a favor of you." "Speak, then," he said, his voice just a shade deeper than usual. I looked over my shoulder and realiz.. | Sherwood Smith | ||
| a07075e | though we can educate the younger generation, we can even command them, we cannot control their lives, much as we think we'd do a better job of it. | Sherwood Smith | ||
| 3ab6823 | I found the other two in Bran's room, and one look at their faces made it abundantly clear that they felt no better than I did. Not that the Marquis had a red nose or a thick voice--he even looked aristocratic when sick, I thought with disgust. But Bran sneezed frequently, and from the pungent smell of bristic in the air, he had had recourse to the flagon. "Mel!" he exclaimed when I opened the door. And he laughed. "Look at you! You're drow.. | Sherwood Smith | ||
| 99020f6 | Why d'you think Vidanric sent the escort?" "Vidanric?" "His name," Branaric said, still staring at me with that odd gaze. "You could try to use it--only polite. After all, Shevraeth is just a title, and he doesn't go about calling either of us Tlanth." I thought, but I said nothing." | Sherwood Smith | ||
| 31c0396 | For the first time, I comprehended that love, at least for me, had nothing to do with sex. | Sherwood Smith | ||
| c36817e | There's no use in talking about the plan, because of course nothing went the way it was supposed to. Even the passage of time was horribly distorted. At first the ride to the hill seemed endless, with me sneaking looks at my brother, who was increasingly unsteady in his saddle. The Marquis insisted on riding in front of us the last little distance, where we saw a row of four horse riders waiting--the outer two bearing banners, dripping from.. | Sherwood Smith | ||
| 3e30881 | Slowly the big gates opened. Red-gold fire glow from inside silhouetted a number of figures who moved out toward the bridge, where the strengthening light picked out the drawn swords, the spears, the dark cloaks, and the helmed heads of the Renselaeus warriors. They were wearing their own colors, and battle gear. No liveries, no pretense of being mere servants. In the center of their formation were Khesot and the four others--unarmed. There.. | Sherwood Smith | ||
| c465a20 | Now, tell me everything." He chuckled and leaned against the door. "That's a comprehensive command! Where to begin?" "With Galdran. How did he die?" "Vidanric. Sword," Bran said, waving his index finger in a parry-and-thrust. "Just after Galdran tried to brain you from the back. Neatest work I've ever seen. He promised to introduce me to his old sword master when we get to Athanarel." "'We'? You and the Marquis?" "We can discuss it when we .. | Sherwood Smith | ||
| 66f0521 | Montrose tasted the coffee. No bitterness, a blend of several beans--some of which had been grown precisely the same way for over a thousand years--and just the right temperature. If pressed, he could name the chemical makeup of the coffee and the reaction of the human body to the brew. Yet there was still an almost mystical sense of well-being that few things imparted just by smell, taste, and warmth, and coffee was one. | glorious-beverage heaven perfect-drink | Sherwood Smith | |
| a7f4eb8 | What can I possibly do besides serve as a figure of fun for the Court to laugh at again? I don't anything--besides how to lose a war; and I don't think anyone is requiring that particular bit of knowledge." I tried to sound reasonable, but even I could hear the bitterness in my own voice. My brother sighed. "I don't know what I'll do, either, except I'll put my hand to anything I'm asked. That's what our planning session is to be about, s.. | Sherwood Smith | ||
| f740afd | Why hadn't he told me? Because I'd called him a liar and untrustworthy, and had made it plain I wasn't going to change my opinion, no matter what. Then why hadn't he told my brother, who did trust him? That I couldn't answer. And in a sense it didn't matter. What did matter was that I had been wrong about Shevraeth. I had been so wrong I had nearly gotten a lot of people killed for no reason. Just thinking it made me grit my teeth, and in a.. | Sherwood Smith | ||
| 966afbd | I saw an open door at the other end of the little hall, and yellow light pouring from it. The light drew me more than anything. Straightening up, I crossed the hall. Inside the room Shevraeth sat at a rough stone table near a fireplace, in which a crackling fire roared. At one end of the table was spread a map, at the other a tray of food, as yet untouched. Against an adjacent wall was a narrow bed, with more papers and another map spread o.. | Sherwood Smith | ||
| 6a0ca12 | In silence, they filed past me, and I was left alone with the person who, the day before, I'd wanted to kill even more than Galdran Merindar. "Take a swig." Shevraeth held out a flagon. "You're going to need it, I'm afraid." I crossed the room, sank cross-legged onto the nearest mat. With one numb hand I took the flagon, squeezed a share of its contents into my mouth; and gasped as the fire of distilled bristic burned its way inside me. I t.. | Sherwood Smith | ||
| 3763395 | And as for Vidanric, well, you're safe there. I've never met anyone as closemouthed, when he wants to be. He won't ask your reasons. What?" "I said, 'Hah.'" "What is it, do you mislike him?" Again she was studying me, her fingers playing with the pretty fan hanging at her waist. "Yes. No. Not mislike, but more...mistrust. Not what he'll do, but what he might say," I babbled. "Oh, never mind. It's all foolishness. Suffice it to say I feel be.. | Sherwood Smith | ||
| c716537 | My spirits were so glum I almost overlooked the two letters waiting on my writing table. When I did see them, my heart gave one of those painful thumps, and I wondered if these were letters of rejection. The top one had my name written out in a bold, slanting hand, with flourishing letter-ends and underlining. I pulled it open. Named were several people, all of whom I knew, and it ended with a promise of undying admiration. It was signed .. | Sherwood Smith | ||
| 72c3f46 | These shows have all been in circulation more than 20 years. Since then: almost nothing. Connoisseurs of the Hollywood run generally disdain the New York shows as inferior product. But as William Faulkner once said, "Given a choice between Scotch and nothing, I'll take Scotch." -- | John Dunning | ||
| 96969d1 | In the storyline, Judy's father Melvyn owned the Foster Can Company. Her mother was a typical radio housewife. Her brother Randolph had a large vocabulary and a "supreme distaste for girls" (Radio Life). Oogie Pringle, Judy's boyfriend, was a paragon of radio adolescents. Her friends were named Gloria, Mitzi, Eleanor, Stinky Edwards, and Jo-Jo Duran. The plots were almost interchangeable with others involving teenagers of either sex: less z.. | John Dunning | ||
| 9aa0564 | First, people tolerate evil because they see some benefit to themselves,' he said. 'Then, they feed it in hope that it will turn into something else. Then, they appease it in hope that it will not turn against them. Then, they respect it because they fear it. Finally, someone has to step up and stamp it out! (...) | ww2 | Walter Dean Myers | |
| 2dcdd0f | The Bible would not have told us to take up the whole armor of God in order to withstand evil if evil could have been withstood without doing that. | Stormie Omartian | ||
| fc84653 | After a short trial as a weekly show, the serial leaped to a 1932 rating of 25 points, becoming one of the all-time favorites of the air. Berg journeyed into the Lower East Side for her research, browsing among the rat-infested tenements, vegetable stands, and pushcarts. She went incognito, to avoid inhibiting the people with her celebrity. She did take a Radio Mirror reporter on a tour through narrow Orchard Street in 1936, showing him the.. | John Dunning | ||
| 0d62422 | Parsons was known for ruthlessness and a long memory. The biggest celebrities in America came when "invited," with Ginger Rogers, Katharine Hepburn, and Greta Garbo among the few to ignore Parsons's call. In truth, those who worked Hollywood Hotel usually prospered. Their films became box office hits, their personal fame was enhanced, and all for an hour's work. But many found it demeaning." | John Dunning | ||
| 6703125 | Things that matter in the morning somehow don't matter in the afternoon. | Walter Dean Myers | ||
| b863a6d | Sans souffrance, comment connaitre la joie? (Un point de vue que j'avais toujours trouve d'une stupidite et d un manque de finesse inouis. Pour le demontrer, il suffisait de dire que, meme si le brocoli existait, ca n'empechait pas le chocolat d'etre bon.) | John Green | ||
| bcaa423 | After these walk-ons, she would banter with announcer Ken Niles and perhaps indulge in more stargazing. In her memoir, radio actress Mary Jane Higby recalls working the show. The "underpaid radio actors" soon took to calling themselves "the Gay Ad-Libbers." They "would circle the microphone, trying to simulate people having a marvelous time. 'What fun to be here!' they would cry. 'My, doesn't Myrna Loy look gorgeous! Whoops, there's Bette D.. | John Dunning | ||
| 8a238e7 | When the series tackled freedom of religion, it wasn't simply with another show on Roger Williams: instead it told of Dr. Martin Niemoeller, who defied Hitler's German Christian Church and was imprisoned for his trouble. | John Dunning | ||
| 9a728ae | George Herman "Babe" Ruth was an awkward radio novice who croaked his lines and had almost no sense of timing. But he was the biggest sports hero of his day. His radio shows consisted of chatter, interviews, stale jokes, analysis, and predictions of upcoming games. Ruth had done vaudeville tours as early as 1921: he was an old hand at working crowds but still suffered periodic bouts with mike fright." | John Dunning | ||
| f064499 | When aspiring chefs ask me for career advice, I offer a few tips: Cook every single day. Taste everything thoughtfully. Go to the farmers' market and familiarize yourself with each season's produce. Read everything Paula Wolfert, James Beard, Marcella Hazan, and Jane Grigson have written about food. Write a letter to your favorite restaurant professing your love and beg for an apprenticeship. Skip culinary school; spend a fraction of the co.. | Samin Nosrat | ||
| 91211fa | When we walk with the Lord, the dark is actually a place we can never fully be. The unknown is not so frightening when we realize that our all-knowing God is in it. We know Him. And once we experience His light in the midst of darkness, our darkness will never be the same. | Stormie Omartian | ||
| 861f6df | You may be asking yourself at this very moment, Why isn't Stormie's husband writing this book? The answer is simple. He's just like you. He is a busy man, with places to go, people to see, work to do, a family to support, food to eat, a life to live, golf to play, ball games to watch, channels to flip, and a chronic lack of patience when it comes to writing. It's not that he doesn't pray. | Stormie Omartian | ||
| d47d6c7 | Show me what to do, Lord, and help me to do it. | Stormie Omartian | ||
| 7e93ff1 | When you're struggling, or doubting, or fearful, or feel as if your foundation has crumbled, don't ever underestimate the power of praise! Don't just think about it. Do it. Pull out all the stops. Make praise your first response to fearful situations in your life. God wants us to praise Him at all times, but especially when we are afraid or discouraged. When we do, not only will He take away our fear, but He will also give us joy (Psalm 34:.. | Stormie Omartian | ||
| 0d1a573 | The hardest part about letting God fight your battle is that He sometimes waits until the eleventh hour so you will have no doubt of where the power is coming from. Stormie Omartian Just Enough Light for the | Barbour Publishing Inc. | ||
| cf3d204 | Whatever we worship will be the biggest motivator of all we do and have the greatest influence on our lives. | Stormie Omartian | ||
| 649979f | Roman soldiers girded their waist with something similar to what a weight lifter wears to give him strength and support so he won't hurt the core of his body. It enabled the soldiers to stand stronger against their enemy. We, too, need that kind of support to give us strength in our spiritual core. That means we must tightly surround ourselves with truth and not allow for anything other than the truth to enter into our thinking or situation.. | Stormie Omartian | ||
| fb44360 | Your prayers may appear to go unanswered for many reasons. God may simply be giving you the answer that you are to wait. It could be that some sin in your life is clouding your communication with Him. | Stormie Omartian | ||
| 428a5d8 | Often the desires of your heart are the desires of His heart, but they still must be achieved His way, not yours, and you must know He is accomplishing them in you, not you achieving them yourself. God wants us to stop holding on to our dreams and start holding on to Him so that He can enable us to soar above ourselves and our own limitations. | Stormie Omartian | ||
| 3031989 | Every moment God gives you is precious. Never take the life and moments He has given you for granted | life prayer precious-moments quotes | Stormie Omartian | |
| 24de5b0 | Prayer warriors need to put on the armor of God every day because the war is always going on. New battles continually need to be fought so that evil will be driven back, the kingdom of God advanced, and the will of God be done. Our spiritual armor not only protects us from the | Stormie Omartian | ||
| 30e4ddc | Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. The heart of her husband safely trusts her; so he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life. PROVERBS 31:10-12 | Stormie Omartian | ||
| fea239f | Staying Free of Destructive Relationships Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared. PROVERBS 22:24-25 Lord, Your Word says that a good friend is not so changeable that You never know how they are going to act from day to day. Help me to never be like that, and to not continue in a relationship with someone who is like that. Enable me to re.. | Stormie Omartian | ||
| 389d9f1 | As you pray for your children, you will find it to be an unending habit of your heart. Being able to positively affect your children in prayer will keep you in close contact with them and actively involved in their lives, even after they leave home. And it will continually contribute to your joy as a parent! | joy-of-life love parents praying | Stormie Omartian |