Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Chosen
14 quotes
"Battle for the sake of honor may be a fine thing for bards to sing of, but it is no way to preserve one's homeland"
"The pain of the flesh is naught to that of the heart"
"The harp sounds at each passing breeze, but that does not mean the tune is masterfully played."
"And for a price, I will pretend absolutely nothing."
"One must gauge one's trust carefully."
"Your dreaming self seeks to tell you something your waking ears will not hear"
"Well, I was living it, but a shared dream half-lived is a hollow thing"
"Stupid to speak of blame when the wills of the immortals are involved."
"If you thought better of me, you would not be so surprised"
"It is not everyday that one learns an entire militia has sworn unbeknownest to obey you"
"Spontaneity is the province of youth"
"I wish sometimes that the gods would either choose better, or make their wishes clearer"
"I can see patterns in events, and behaviors; in mathematics, I follow slower"
"To recongnize that the treachery of one member of a house does not taint all born within it"