“You promised me an easy death,” Isolla said, holding herself very straight “I did,” Brandin said”I did promise you that Dianora stopped breathingThe King looked at Isolla without expression for what seemed an unbearably long time “You can have no idea,” he said at last, in a voice little above a whisper, “how happy I [...]
Entries from August 21, 2010
Soon, the asset base will be so deep that you can…
August 20, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Soon, the asset base will be so deep that you can afford to look at more speculative investments Investments that may have returns of 100 percent to infinityInvestments that for $5,000 are soon turned into $1 million or moreInvestments that the middle class calls “too risky The investment is not risky It’s the lack of [...]
Alessan closed his eyesDevin became aware of the…
August 19, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Alessan closed his eyesDevin became aware of the rustling of leaves all around them and the sporadic calling of birdsThen Alessan looked up at Marius again, the grey eyes wide and calm, and he said, bluntly: “My request: that you give me six months before deciding on tradeAnd something else, in that interval “The time [...]
“I’m sorry,” Devin said”Is there a meaning to…
August 18, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
“I’m sorry,” Devin said”Is there a meaning to that?” “Marius decided there wasHe’s just announced that there will be no more challenges in the Oak GroveSeven is sacred, he’s proclaimedBy allowing him this latest triumph the Mother Goddess has made known her willMarius has just declared himself King in Quileia, no longer only the consort [...]
Devin, the singer, was smaller and…
August 17, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Devin, the singer, was smaller and younger-looking than she’d expectedBut he was neat and lithe, with an easy smile and quick, intelligent eyes under sandy-brown hair that curled halfway over his earsShe’d expected him to be arrogant or pretentious, despite what her father had said, but she saw nothing of that at all The other [...]
His mother had been forbidden to come to himNo…
August 16, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
His mother had been forbidden to come to himNo one had come to him One of his father’s very few mistakes, Tomasso reflected, thinking back thirty years in autumn twilightFrom those three days he knew he could date his own particular taste for the whip in love-makingIt was one of what he liked to call [...]
So my money goes in, and then it comes out, and I…
August 16, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
So my money goes in, and then it comes out, and I own an asset that was technically free True, I have lost money on many occasions But I only play with money I can afford to loseI would say, on an average ten investments, I hit home runs on two or three, while five [...]
Devin felt his pulse like a hammerThe rush of his…
August 15, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Devin felt his pulse like a hammerThe rush of his blood seemed loud in his veins “I am burning up,” Alienor said Somewhere a part of him, where proportion lived and irony took shape, wanted to protest, even to be amused at such a pronouncementBut as he looked at her he saw the quickening draw [...]
When he saw her break the surface of the sea,…
August 14, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
When he saw her break the surface of the sea, Devin weptEven before he saw the flash of gold sparkling on the hand she lifted in weariness, that they all might see the ring Wiping at his streaming eyes, his voice raw from screaming with all the others on the ship, on all the ships, [...]
This is far too sudden, tonight, after what you…
August 13, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
This is far too sudden, tonight, after what you have doneI should never have spokenI don’t even know if you He stopped just thereBut only because she had covered his mouth with her fingers to make him stopShe was still crying, but there seemed to be the most amazing brightness growing inside the room, far [...]
