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41 " Her laugh had done that. A woman with a ruined voice shouldn’t have a whispery, silvery laugh that crawled up a man’s spine with delicate little female claws and roused things long dead and better left that way. "
― Ellen O'Connell , Without Words
42 " How about talking to us in American for a while, missy,” he boomed. Katherine stiffened and turned an icy glare on the man. "
― Ellen O'Connell , Dancing on Coals
43 " Cursing sounded in a coarse voice completely unlike that of either the driver or the guard. “God damn it! I told you to stay out of sight until they were all out. "
44 " As Cord lifted her down from the buggy, Riley came out of the house, then stood there as if turned into another post on the porch as she walked up to him and threw her arms around him in a big hug. "
― Ellen O'Connell , Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold
45 " He moved slightly, his voice as soft in its way as his hands had been. “I think this moment right now is worth every day of the years wandering in the wilderness it took to get here. "
46 " A brief thunderstorm that swept over them one afternoon put on the best show of all when it left a rainbow in its wake. The colors started as a mere hint in the sky then strengthened until they shimmered, strong and true."Does it make you think of pots of gold?" Sarah asked."No, it makes me think of magic," Matt said. "I wish there was some way to grab hold and pull it out of the sky. If I could wrap you up in that rainbow, you'd be safe no matter what because it would be magic.""We'd have to cut it in two. I don't want magic unless you have it too.""I'd look pretty foolish wrapped in a rainbow.""Maybe we could make you an under vest out of it and nobody would know but me.""You can sew rainbows?"Sarah laughed. "All the sewing I can do is absolutely useless, like embroidering pillowcases, but I'll learn." She kissed his shoulder and leaned against him. "I'll learn, and we'll both wear rainbows and be safe. "
― Ellen O'Connell , Sing My Name
47 " Only a very few women ever looked the way Anne looked now, and they had to be loved to achieve it - to be loved and to know they were loved. "