Betsie Ann

“Reflect that you could have written the book so much better yourself, if only you had the time and the inclination for the task; and that the literate won't be listening, if you're speaking on air, or doing more than glance at your review, if it appears in print; and go right ahead! There will be no reprisals. If the author is young and struggling, he won't dare to expose your pretensions; and if he is well established he won't think it worth while to do so.”
― Georgette Heyer

“The first object of a novelist, is to tell a tale. If he has no story to tell, what is he there for? Possibly he has something to say which is worth saying, but he should say it in another form.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle

“Mira bowed respectfully and turned to go when she was pulled gently back by Drusus and held in front of him. Mira found herself meeting his gaze, feeling pulled into his embrace. For a moment, they stared into each other's eyes, and Mira suddenly wished they had met on different terms. Now she was leaving him, she felt something besides fear toward him.”
― Betsie A. Gebbia, The Work of Thy Hand A Novel of Early Christianity

“Three months later, in the month of Ianuarius AD 69, Galba was murdered by his rival Otho, who then set himself up as emperor, removing and killing several friends and confidants of the late emperor. Drusus had escaped Rome just in time.”
― Betsie A. Gebbia, The Work of Thy Hand A Novel of Early Christianity