"He didn't marry you to become king. He became king because he wanted to marry you."
- Megan Whalen Turner
"If I am the pawn of the gods, it is because they know me so well, not because they make my mind up for me."
"I am not sure I trust you.""You can trust me with your life, My King.""But not with my wine, obviously. Give it back."
"I didn't think about being king,” he said, his voice hoarse.Eddis stared. “Your capacity to land yourself in a mess because you didn't think first, Eugenides, will never cease to amaze me. What do you..."
"I wonder if people always choose what will make them unhappy."
"Would you like to hear more romance of the evening? He told me that the Guard should be reduced by half, and I threw an ink jar at his head.""Is that when he cried?""He ducked," Attolia said dryly.Gro..."
"Mother why does the River not riseIt is not the River's timeWhy does the seed not sproutIt is not the seed's timeWhy does the rain not fallthe leaf not unfurl itselfWhere is the hind and why does she ..."
"I think a good book is a good book forever.I don't think they get less good because times change."
"I was not so comfortable with my new authority that I could say 'We eat the chicken now!' but the magus had seen that I was considering it..."My purse is full enough," said the magus, "to keep you sup..."
"The Attolians liked to point out with a snicker that there was no sign anywhere of the king's hand at work."