Because power doesn’t equal worth, Arion said. She stepped through the lodge door, walking slowly and favoring her left side. Wisdom, the sort that your grandmother Fenelyus employed, is a far greater...
Besides, when you found me, I was a much different person.I remember, the wizard said thoughtfully. You were like a rabid dog, snapping at everything and everyone. Clearly, my genius in matching you u...
Black Diamond? Hadrian asked. Is that the city patrol?Albert chuckled, and Royce shook his head, looking at Hadrian as if he had dropped his pants in public.
Breathe the air, taste the wine, kiss the girls, and always remember that the tales of another are never as wondrous as your own.
By the way, Payne is spelled with a y and an e—not with an i, he told them, coming to a stop before a rickety shack slapped together from warped boards and cracked stones, perhaps the only building in...
By the way, Hadrian began, what was the real reason you didn’t tell me? Huh? A bit ago you said— Oh. Royce continued to study the walls. He seemed a little too preoccupied by them. Just as Hadrian was...
Courageous hearts weren't banned from the breast of women.
Do you see the butterfly? Suri grinned with enthusiasm. Yes, I see it, but— So stunning and delicate; it’s marvelous. No one can see a butterfly and not stop to admire it. I’d love to be one. To go to...
Don't you see? She addressed the entire room. We either fight here and win, or die trying, because there won't be anything left if we fail. This is the moment. This is the crucial point where the futu...
Ellis Rogers, no one would ever demand compensation to keep people alive. You make us sound like monsters, as if people wouldn’t help others unless they got something out of it.
Enough of the lessons, Mauvin said, clearly irritated at being the illustration of a fencing mistake. Let’s show him a real demonstration.Looking for a rematch? Hadrian asked.Curious if it was luck.Ha...
Everyone stared in shock at the pool of white robes and the bright-red blood that began to stain them.Behind her, holding a rock in both hands, stood Malcolm.—We really need to talk about this habit o...
Ferrol’s Law was created for ordinary Fhrey, not the Miralyith, Gryndal said. The Art has elevated us, and we cannot be bound by the law of a god when we have become gods ourselves.Arion saw Mawyndulë...
Freedom, he discovered, had built a greater prison than his family or clan had.
Hadrian took the opportunity to move over and join Royce, who sat with his back to the hearth and his sight on the windows. I’d say you’re being awfully quiet, but then I might as well follow with ‘Oh...
Happiness comes from moving toward something. When you run away, ofttimes you bring your misery with you. Who
Heroes are those who refuse to create or become victims. I failed to see it then, but I lived among many heroes. I think maybe everyone does. --THE BOOK OF BRIN
How did you sleep? Cutting through the quiet with total disregard, came Arcadius’s voice...I don’t know, I just sort of put my head down and closed my eyes. The old man smiled. You should be a student...
I should have let you kill him.Silence.You’re nodding, aren’t you?I didn’t say a word.Bastard, Hadrian grumbled.You know the worst thing?I’ve got a pretty long list of bad things right now, and I’m no...
In my day, those who could weave the Art, and summon the natural powers of the world to their bidding, were considered agents of the gods—sacrosanct. Today they burn you if you accidentally guess tomo...
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