A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature To stop speech when words become superfluous

Dec 19, 2004 18:58

The daylight faded into darkness and still he sat, waiting patiently for her to wake. He studied the line of her body as she lay sleeping, the curve of her hip and shoulder, the soft rounding of her back. She was such a tiny thing, just a little bit of flesh and bone beneath the coverings, the smallest spark of life. He marveled at the texture of her skin, at the coloring, the absence of flaws. She might have been molded by some great artist whose reflection and skill had created a once-and-only masterpiece.....

-a modified quote from a Terry Brooks novel "The Druid of Shannara
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