It amounts to the same thing. The abbot once told me that lying was 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...
If it was that easy, your father would have told you himself. This-like any real truth-must be discovered on your own. Honestly, I have no idea what your father might have told you. I do know he felt...
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...
Degan struck the wall with the back of his head, bounced off, and fell to his knees. Hadrian felt the pain in his knuckles and only then realized he had hit him.Gaunt glared up, his eyes watering, his...
And I wish to thank you as well, Royce.He was puzzled. For what? For reminding me that anyone, no matter what they've done, can find redemption if they seek it.
You’re too arrogant for your own good, Galien accused him defensively. The man is an imperial wizard. What he is capable of is beyond your comprehension. For all we know, he may have been visiting her...
You ready? Royce asked. For what? Turn around. Let’s go back-to-back and link arms.
Yeah, that. Keep the pot. Bweak it. Give it away. You can do what you want, Woan. You can do what you want because you fwee. Wememba that. And you beautiful, too. You should have the best of anything,...
Well, I did see The Crown Conspiracy while in Colnora. I found the sets pathetic and the orchestration horrible, but the story was good.
We don’t want anyone suspecting us of stacking the deck the way we are.
Troublemakers in times of peace become heroes in times of trouble.
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...
They smiled too much, were quick to compliment and support, but behind the stretched lips and soft words was a judgment. No one was ever good enough—at least not until they were dead. The dead were ex...
There is no good or evil. Evil is only what we call those who oppose us. Royce took out his dagger and drove it into the table, where it stood upright. Look at the blade. Is it bright or dark? Hadrian...
There are no honorable causes. There is no good or evil. Evil is only what we all call those who oppose us.
The main paused only a moment, then pulled the boy around so he could look the lad in the eye. There's doing what's right, and there's doing what's safe. Most of the time you do what's safe because do...
The empire took Rhenydd through deceit, murder, and trickery. I don't speak treason. I speak loyalty- loyalty to the monarchy. To sit by and let the empire rape this kingdom and burn this city is trea...
The bishop grew old, then just stopped changing. The elderly were like that. Children matured quickly, then hovered briefly in that sweet period of perfectly ripe youth. Soon after, the scourge of age...
That’s—why, that’s wonderful! Hadrian burst out as he leapt to his feet and hugged her. Congratulations! He didn’t even say anything. We’ll be like family! It’s about time he got around to this. I wou...
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