“ Had they been dogs they would have sniffed me over and then drawn back. But humans have no such inbred courtesies. Robin Hobb
“ Because your heart will be hammered against him, and your strength will be tempered in his fire. Robin Hobb
“ It was inside me. The more I sought it, the stronger it grew. It loved me. Loved me even if I couldn't, wouldn't, didn't love myself. Love me even if I hated. It set its tiny teeth in my soul and brac… Robin Hobb
“ The King's tool. I see.' An oppression settle over me. My brief glimpse of blue skies arching over yellow roads and me travelling down them astride Sooty suddenly vanished. I thought of the hounds in… Robin Hobb