Miranda was shocked to hear Nicholas speak of slavery in glowing terms, as an efficient agricultural system. This wasn't the South! Yet as she surveyed her employer's strong dark profile in secret from beneath her long lashes, she was forced to conclude that the role of master suited Nicholas Van Ryn perfectly. Even when she closed her eyes, the impression of cruelty and power remained. But it was herself she saw as the darky slave, stripped of her free will and trembling at her master's approach.
Anya Seton
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There are many trails up the mountain, but in time they all reach the top.
time mountain
It is seldom in life that one knows that a coming event is to be of crucial importance.
life importance
As I grew up I got cynical. I'd see Mother enthusiastic and involved with charlatans. Numerologists and astrologists who charged five hundred dollars for a 'reading' which was so vague you could twist the meaning any way you wanted.
meaning mother cynical
The soul... May have many symbols with which it reaches toward God.
symbols soul god
Truth is naturally universal.. And shines into many different windows, though many are clouded.
truth
Miranda looked up at him through a haze of desire, her will consumed by a fierce crackling heat, just like the dry twigs of the old woman's fire.
lust witchcraft
slavery
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