All of my own impulses to balance and move seemed to conflict with those of the guards, and I was jerked and jostled down the portico, just as graceful as a sick cat. Megan Whalen Turner More Quotes by Megan Whalen Turner More Quotes From Megan Whalen Turner From shadow queen to puppet queen in one rule. That's very impressive. When he rules your country and he tells you he loves you, I hope you believe him. At least that's one lie I didn't tell you. Megan Whalen Turner queens country lying Why did you come if not to murder my king?" "I came to steal his magus." "You can't," said the magus in question. "I can steal anything," Eugenides corrected him, "even with one hand. Megan Whalen Turner murder kings hands I was listening," the king said, aggrieved. "I closed my eyes to listen better." "What did you hear?" "I'm not sure," he said." That's why I was listening so closely. I may have to ask the baron to repeat some parts of his report on his grain tax." "I am sure you can arrange an appointment." "I am sure I can too. Megan Whalen Turner eye kings listening If I am the pawn of the gods, it is because they know me so well, not because they make my mind up for me. Megan Whalen Turner wells pawns mind There are a lot of things a person with two hands couldn't steal," Eddis said. "So?" "If it's impossible to steal them with two hands, it's no more impossible to steal them with one. Steal peace, Eugenides. Steal me some time. Megan Whalen Turner impossible two hands Her queen danced like a flame in the wind, and the mercurial king like the weight at the center of the earth. Megan Whalen Turner flames queens kings He could tell her he loved her. He ached to shout it out loud for the gods and everyone to hear. Little good it would do. Better to trust in the moon's promises than in the word of the Thief of Eddis. He was famous in three countries for his lies. Megan Whalen Turner moon country lying Then come out," said the king, helping him, "knowing you'll never die of a fall unless the god himself drops you. Megan Whalen Turner knowing kings fall Are you badly hurt?" "Hideously," said the king, without sounding injured at all. "I am disemboweled. My insides may in an instant become my outsides as I stand here before you. Megan Whalen Turner kings hurt may I'm dying of boredom. Or maybe just dying. Megan Whalen Turner dying-of-boredom boredom dying Your Majesty, please get down. My friend Aris is really a very good man, and if you fall off that wall he's going to hang for it, and so will his squad, most of whom are also nice men, and though I can't say I really care if your attendants hang, there are probably many people that do care, and would you please, please get down?" The king looked at him, eyes narrowed. "I don't think I've ever heard you say that many words in a row. You sounded almost articulate. Megan Whalen Turner wall nice kings How do you know that, Philo, dear?" But Philologos had had enough of being condescended to. "Because, Lamion, I am not as dumb as you think I am, even if you are." By the time Lamion had parsed this to make sure that there was in fact an insult at the end of it, Hilarion had laid a restraining hand on his arm. Megan Whalen Turner dumb hands thinking Relius looked away. "He said that you...cried," he said softly. "But not that he cried as well," said the queen, amused at the memory. "We were very lachrymose... would you like to hear more romance of the evening? He told me the Guard should be reduced by half, and I threw an ink jar at his head." "Is that when he cried?" "He ducked," said Attolia dryly. "I had not pictured you for a fishwife." "Lo, the transforming power of love. Megan Whalen Turner romance queens memories I didn't think about being king,” he said, his voice hoarse. Eddis stared. “Your capacity to land yourself in a mess because you didn't think first, Eugenides, will never cease to amaze me. What do you mean you didn't think about being king? Is Attolia going to marry you and move into my library? Megan Whalen Turner kings mean moving I sometimes believe his lies are the truth, but I have never mistaken his truth for a lie. Megan Whalen Turner sometimes believe lying No man can choose to serve only himself when he has something to offer his state. No one can put his own wishes above the needs of so many. Megan Whalen Turner wish men needs I would very much like to strangle someone. Why don't you go away until I decide it isn't you? Megan Whalen Turner going-away I am a master of foolhardy plans, I thought. I have so much practice I consider them professional risks. Megan Whalen Turner foolhardy plans masters Everything I said he agreed with, which was trying, and his flute playing would make the deaf wince, but I think the real problem with Hyacinth was that he reminded me of myself. He read poetry. He flinched at loud noises. In addition to having no musical skills, he had no martial skills. He avoided any situation that might require physical effort on his part. Seeing him, I found it no wonder that my father despised me. Megan Whalen Turner real reflection father I know that if you don't look for an alternative, Sophos, you certainly won't find one. Megan Whalen Turner alternatives knows looks
