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In the Shadow of Time

Kevin Ansbro

Top 10 Best Quotes

“María was out of the blocks the moment she heard the doorbell jangle. She came rushing from the kitchen to greet her childhood friend with cilantro hugs and chipotle kisses.”

“Always remember that love, much like our faith in God, is the kite we must fly, even on a windless day.”

“Me? Scrubbing blood from carpets? It would be like asking Nureyev to do the conga.”

“The start of a new novel carried with it a sense of occasion, and the alphabets in Luna’s mind started to shuffle their letters in anticipation. She opened the book and began to read...”

“We can point the finger at adults for the stupid decisions they make in life, but an orphaned child can never be blamed for the situation in which they find themselves.”

“It was Thomas Edison’s belief that the spirits of the dead, along with every word spoken, exist among us.” She paused to pull open a croissant. “But it is my belief that extraterrestrial voices exist among us too. They are, in effect, whistling in the wind, hoping to be heard.”

“I predict that there will be many more like him in the future,” she sighed. “People of privilege speaking heroically on behalf of those with whom they have no intention of mixing.”

“Death wrapped Hartvigsen tightly in its skeletal wings, causing the woodsman's mouth to open with an eruptive gasp.”

“The midday sun was leopardskin-dappled through the trees, painting a translucent rainbow in the fountain’s mist and highlighting veined patterns on the wings of butterflies.”

“Jesus, it’s hardly the Tardis,”

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