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.
If there is anything else you desire, Your— I desire—the king interrupted in a level voice—never again to see your living face.
Where there is no peace, there are no trees.
Are you telling me in your own gentle way to stop whining?Yes.I don't feel like a hero. I feel like an idiot.I think heroes generally do, but those men believe in you.I did wait until I was outside be...
The queen! someone shouted in alarm, and the King erupted like a wild animal caught in a snare.
The Lord of Rags and Tatters.
It was a race between the tortoise and the hare, but the tortoise had just enough head start, and he had the magus to drag him along.
He lies to himself. If Eugenides talked in his sleep, he'd lie then, too.
This is the stupidest plan I have ever in my career participated in, Xenophon said.I love stupid plans, said Eugenides.
Sophos turned red, and I wondered about the circulation of his blood; maybe his body kept an extra supply of it in his head, ready for blushing.
She reached out and touched the king’s face, cupping his cheek in her hand.Just a nightmare, he said, his voice still rough.The queen’s voice was cool. How embarrassing, she said, looking at his maime...
Safety is an illusion, Costis. A Thief might fall at any time, and eventually the day must come when the god will let him. Whether I am on a rafter three stories up or on a staircase three steps up, I...
Keeping a private guard this large is like using a wolf to guard the farm. It may keep off the other wolves, but sooner or later it will eat you.
I lied.
Ah, said the magus, understanding at once. I see that he means to be prepared if he meets him again.Surely that's unlikely, said Sounis.I don't think unlikely means to him what it does to the rest of...
No friend had I made there, but I wasn't with this group to make friends, and besides, he sneered too much. I've found that people who sneer are almost always sneering at me.
Sometimes, if you want to change a man's mind, you have to change the mind of the man next to him first.
She was the stone-faced queen, then and ever after. She had needed the mask to rule, and she had been glad to have it. She wondered if Eugenides was glad of his.
Least said, soonest mended.
I hate horses. I know people who think that they are noble, graceful animals, but regardless of what a horse looks like from a distance, never forget that it's as likely to step on your foot as look a...