If anyone had asked Royce Melborn what he hated most at that moment, he would’ve said dogs. Dogs and dwarves topped his list, both equally despised for having so much in common—each was short, vicious...
That’s what a good wife does, keeps your dreams alive even when you don’t believe anymore.
A—ris—ta? Degan asked, sounding horse. What is it?A rat bit me, she said, once again shocked by her own rasping voice.Jasper does that if— Gaunt coughed and hacked. After a moment, hespoke again. If h...
I tried to find a way to go on. I could see familiar traces of the path that was my life, but there was always the wall behind me. Do you know what I mean? First you try and climb, pretending it never...
Look,' Mercator told her. 'You can talk to a person. You can reason with an individual. Usually. But , that's another thing altogether. In a group is where they lose their way. Doesn't matter if it's...
I swear, the reason for full moons is so the gods can more clearly see the mischief they create.
One truth doesn't refute another. Truth doesn't lie in the object, but in how we see it.
I notice you didn’t include a blade with your new attire, Royce said. Not even a little jeweled dagger.Lords no. Albert looked appalled. I don’t fight.I thought all nobles learned sword fighting. Royc...
After catching an arrow in the back and passing out in Tom the Feather’s barnyard, Hadrian had woken up on a comfortable bed surrounded by lovely women. He thought he’d died and regretted every time h...
You can go back to blacksmithing in Hintindar and live a quiet happy life. Do me a favor and marry some pretty farm girl and train your son to beat the crap out of imperial knights.Sure, Hadrian told...
Fulfillment comes from striving to succeed, to survive by your own wits and strength. Such things make each of us who we are. You lose that in captivity, lose yourself, and that loss saps your capacit...
Don't worry, my son, if you don't believe in Maribor and the blessings He provides. Belief in Him isn't a requirement. It doesn't stop Him from believing in you. (capital H's added for reverence)
Fulfillment comes from striving to succeed, to survive by your own wits and strength.
[Lying is] a betrayal to one's self. It's evidence of self-loathing. When you are so ashamed of your actions, thoughts, or intentions, you lie rather than accepting yourself for who you really are......
It took a while to master the right phrases, but once I got him going, old Gilly—boy—he took to it like a knife to a soft back.Gilly? Hadrian asked, laughing.A pet has to have a name, doesn’t it? Late...
When the dead betray the living, the victims are memories.--The Book of Brin
Power doesn't equal worth. Wisdom is a far greater virtue.
I just never noticed how little of me existed before. I was a shadow without a person.
So much in jeopardy—so much at stake—and yet what can a leaf do to influence the wind?
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