“ . . and it came out that this King Arthur and his knights had done nothing of real note but to kill innocent dragons all around Britain: almost certainly a pack of lies, as Forthing admitted they had… Naomi Novik
“ I am very tired of this Government, which I have never seen, and which is always insisting that I must do disagreeable things, and does no good to anybody. Naomi Novik
“ I will tell you what we shall do: if ever you need to rescue Catherine, or you Berkley, Maximus, I will help you, and you will do as much for me. Then we do not need to worry, I do not suppose anyone… Naomi Novik
“ If they cannot be woken to a natural affection for their country, such as we feel, it is our fault and not theirs. Naomi Novik
“ I am of the opinion, Tharkay said, that you ought not assign to free will something more likely the consequence of a sharp blow to the skull. Naomi Novik
“ You are not wrong, Laurence said. He had assumed as much himself, after all, in his Navy days: had thought the Corps full of wild, devil-may-care libertines, disregarding law and authority as far as t… Naomi Novik
“ Temeraire said, 'It is very nice how many books there are, indeed. And on so many subjects! Naomi Novik
“ No. Laurence said, I mean to retire when we have returned. I have enough money to keep Temeraire now, and enough of a countenance to ask my brother to put us up on one of the farms. Or they might retu… Naomi Novik
“ When they had dismounted, he indulged himself in a shudder of his whole body. That is more than I undertake to do again!' --this to the admiral, in reproachful tones. Those two monstrously large beast… Naomi Novik
