

“[On Oscar Wilde:]
"If, with the literate, I am
Impelled to try an epigram,
I never seek to take the credit;
We all assume that Oscar said it.
[Life Magazine, June 2, 1927]”
―
"If, with the literate, I am
Impelled to try an epigram,
I never seek to take the credit;
We all assume that Oscar said it.
[Life Magazine, June 2, 1927]”
―

“Kell has only two faces. The one he wears for the world at large, and the one he wears for those he loves.â€� He sipped his wine.
“For us.� Lila’s expression hardened. “Whatever he feels for me, it isn’t love.�
“Because it isn’t soft and sweet and doting?â€� Rhy rocked back, stretching against the pillar. “Do you know how many times he’s nearly beat me senseless out of love? How many times I’ve done the same? I’ve seen the way he looks at those he hates …â€� He shook his head. “There are very few things my brother cares about, and even fewer people.”
― A Gathering of Shadows
“For us.� Lila’s expression hardened. “Whatever he feels for me, it isn’t love.�
“Because it isn’t soft and sweet and doting?â€� Rhy rocked back, stretching against the pillar. “Do you know how many times he’s nearly beat me senseless out of love? How many times I’ve done the same? I’ve seen the way he looks at those he hates …â€� He shook his head. “There are very few things my brother cares about, and even fewer people.”
― A Gathering of Shadows
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