“Jagged needle, wicked liesFrom under the skin, pluck evil eyes.Destiny change from pain and coldNow that you pay in blood and soul.”
Lawren Leo“The earth is a mosaic, and most fail to notice the gossamer tesserae floating down from the realm of the mind that form its images of beauty and horror.”
Lawren Leo, Love's Shadow: Nine Crooked Paths“The secret to excitement is discovering new paths, and having the courage to take them.”
Lawren Leo, Spell to Attract Excitement“As she slid into her fifties, with grace I might add, she learned the art of hatred, pulling on the pain from a broken heart. She kept this pain alive, growing on the outskirts of her soul, like a copse of trees that constantly needed pruning.”
Lawren Leo, Love's Shadow: Nine Crooked Paths“She remembered something she overheard at a dinner party -- Everyone loses their mind at least once in this lifetime. Everyone.”
Lawren Leo, Love's Shadow: Nine Crooked Paths“Hidden by diaphanous clouds of mist and fog floating gracefully over vales of heather and flowing runnels, she began to dance.”
Lawren Leo, Love's Shadow: Nine Crooked Paths“She prayed to the gods of love and the gods of destruction, for they are one and the same.”
Lawren Leo, Love's Shadow: Nine Crooked Paths“They kissed in the middle of the sidewalk, letting the crowds of people flow around them like water around an island.”
Lawren Leo, Love's Shadow: Nine Crooked Paths“The wind went mute and the trees in the forest stood still. It was time for the last tale.”
Lawren Leo, Love's Shadow: Nine Crooked Paths“The evening pulsed with omens gentle to the eyes, and Valentina had a romantic crush on it all, like every good witch should.”
Lawren Leo, Love's Shadow: Nine Crooked Paths“There is a point where the universe can deliver you from the verge of regret. I know your love for me will take you there.”
Lawren Leo, Love's Shadow: Nine Crooked Paths