“ He didn't marry you to become king. He became king because he wanted to marry you. Megan Whalen Turner
“ Anyone who can steal the king's seal ring can manage the locks on his record room. Megan Whalen Turner
“ So Sophos thinks you're going to marry me.While I think you'll marry Sophos.I might. We'll see what he's like when he grows up. Megan Whalen Turner
“ He whines, he complains, he ducks out of the most obvious responsibility. He is vain, petty and maddening, but he doesn't ever quit. Megan Whalen Turner
“ It made Costis wonder for the first time just how much the stoic man really wants to hide when he unsuccessfully pretends not to be in pain. Megan Whalen Turner
“ Lilies, I rule, heads, you do, he [the King] said, and threw the coin into the air.Lilies, you rule, heads, you throw again, said Attolia.The coin dropped. Eugenides looked at it and then showed it to… Megan Whalen Turner
“ I want you to steal something.I smiled. Do you want the king's seal? I can get it for you.If I were you, said the magus, I'd stop bragging about that. His voice grated.My smile grew. The gold ring wit… Megan Whalen Turner
“ Costis flinched and looked away from this compensation to the king's handicap, only to find himself looking into the king's face instead. Eugenides matched Costis look for look, his expression grave,… Megan Whalen Turner
“ 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.Grown mo… Megan Whalen Turner
“ But there are other words for privacy and independence. They are isolation and loneliness. Megan Whalen Turner
“ The window opened in the same direction as the king's, and there, summer-bright and framed by the darkness of the stairwell, was the same view. Costis passed it, and then went back up the stairs to lo… Megan Whalen Turner
“ I know that if you don't look for an alternative, Sophos, you certainly won't find one. Megan Whalen Turner
“ Of course the servants had chosen not to follow me; I’d failed them already by refusing to be a man they could believe in. Megan Whalen Turner
“ When I am actually willing to marry you, I will wear your earrings. Don't wait for it, Thief. Megan Whalen Turner
“ Everything I said he agreed with, which was trying, and his flute playing would make the deaf wince, but I think the real problem with Hyacinth was that he reminded me of myself. He read poetry. He fl… Megan Whalen Turner
