I hate dwarves.
First and foremost, the chicken was flooded with bad omens in the same overwhelming manner that Suri had seen just before coming to Persephone. Little had changed on that score. Looking deeper, search...
And the other? Braga asked.The other what? The king looked back and forth between the two.The other reason you can’t appoint Simon as chancellor, Leo reminded him.Oh. The king presented Braga with a w...
It's not easy to subdue a person bigger than you and not hurt him in the process. Well, I think I found your problem, then. Why don't we try hurting him?
He gave him a second, then in a bright tone said, How is it we never had king and emperor on our list of potential careers? When you think about it, it beats the heck out of winemakers, actors, and fi...
The greatest minds and the most advanced engineering went into its creation. They carved the prison out of solid rock from the face of the mountains just north of the lake. They sealed it not only wit...
Why didn’t we ever consider sailing as a profession? Hadrian asked Royce as he moved to the side and faced the wind. He took a deep, satisfying breath and smiled. This is nice. A lot better than a swe...
[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......
This isn’t the future I’d expected. Even a glowing wasteland or Mad Max desolation would have been better. No God. No family. No country or patriotism. Just a bunch of Ken dolls without Barbies. The g...
The best neighbor you can have is a tree, a living tree. They listen more than they talk, provide shade on hot days, give you food and shelter, and don’t ask for anything in return.
That’s not the reason I didn’t tell you, Royce snapped. You just said it was!I know I did! So you’re lying to me again? Call me a liar one more time— And what? What? You going to fight me? It’s dark i...
The more you know about the past, the easier it is to divine the future.
The one you posed to the Crescent Forest. Brin sat up straighter, closed her eyes, and recited, Four brothers visit this wood. The first is greeted with great joy; the second is beloved; the third alw...
Pain, fear, drudgery, boredom, lots of boredom—these are the things that build character. And you need to experience loss and remorse because falling down gives you the opportunity to rise once more....
That we’re both right. One truth doesn’t refute another. Truth doesn’t lie in the object, but in how we see it. Hadrian
Plotting was the antithesis of doing. The man who sits and schemes continues to sit while others achieve.
Mystics were about as common as two-headed unicorns. The few who existed lived apart from the world of men, remaining untainted by influence and corruption. Having a wolf as her best friend demonstrat...
Tesh continued to wade forward through hip-deep water and neck-high fear.
Their business was profitable but ugly. Just another game he played in a world where heroes were legends and honor was a myth.
Instead of passion, you have regret. In place of effort, you are mired in memory. You sink in nothingness and your heart drowns in despair. At times—usually at night—it’s a physical pain, both sharp a...
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