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Megan Whalen Turner Quotes

The king lifted a hand to her cheek and kissed her. It was not a kiss between strangers, not even a kiss between a bride and groom. It was a kiss between a man and his wife, and when it was over, the king closed his eyes and rested his forehead in the hollow of the queen’s shoulder, like a man seeking respite, like a man reaching home at the end of the day Picture Quote #1

Coming from light into the dark, he was looking ahead of him, not down at me. My lunge, as I came to my feet, took him in the chest as I drove the sword upward with the strength of my legs. Even rusted, the sword slid through him, and I found, for the first time, how easy it is to kill a man Picture Quote #1

I stayed only two days in the capital. I was welcomed by a cheering citizenry, who threw flowers at my head. It was disconcerting to think I could have put almost any young man in my retinue on a white horse and they would have thrown flowers at him instead. It was not me they cared about, only what I meant to them: a cessation of hostilities, a chance for prosperity, food on the table Picture Quote #1

She thought of the hardness and the coldness she had cultivated over those years and wondered if they were the mask she wore or if the mask had become her self. If the longing inside her for kindness, for warmth, for compassion, was the last seed of hope for her, she didn’t know how to nurture it or if it could live Picture Quote #1

Staring at the wall opposite him he presented the queen with a view of his ear and awaited her orders Picture Quote #1

What he brought out was a wooden gag they put in someone’s mouth before doing something drastic, like cutting off a leg Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I hate horses. I know people who think that they are noble, graceful animals, but regardless of what a horse looks like from a distance, never forget that it’s as likely to step on your foot as look at you Picture Quote #1

As soon as the guards where gone, I lay down on my stone bench and dumped the king and his threats out of my head without ceremony. They were too unpleasant to worry over anyway Picture Quote #1

His forehead was covered by wrinkles brought on by a lot of sun and too much frowning Picture Quote #1

What a strange world it is, where prisoners are left their weapons and the written word is a mortal danger Picture Quote #1

No friend had I made there, but I wasn’t with this group to make friends, and besides, he sneered too much. I’ve found that people who sneer are almost always sneering at me Picture Quote #1

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All my life they had made choices for me, and I had resented it. Now the choice was mine, and once it was made, I would have no right to blame anyone else for the consequences. Loss of that privilege, to blame others, unexpectedly stung Picture Quote #1

Anyone who can steal the king’s seal ring can manage the locks on his record room Picture Quote #1

We are not philosophers, we are sovereigns. The rules that govern our behavior are not the rules for other men, and our honor, I think, is a different thing entirely, difficult for anyone but the historians and the gods to judge Picture Quote #1

I think a good book is a good book forever. I don’t think they get less good because times change Picture Quote #1

Sometimes, if you want to change a man’s mind, you have to change the mind of the man next to him first Picture Quote #1

The queen was settling on the edge of the bed, ungainly with hesitation and at the same time exquisite in her grace, like a heron landing in a treetop Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

... That he’d seen... two people, a young man and a woman, sitting on invisible furniture with their feet up, reading books and eating chocolates Picture Quote #1

He whines, he complains, he ducks out of the most obvious responsibility. He is vain, petty and maddening, but he doesn’t ever quit Picture Quote #1

Discretion prevented me from saying that I thought she was a fiend from the underworld and that mountain lions couldn’t force me to enter her service Picture Quote #1

It isn’t an easy thing to give your loyalty to someone you don’t know, especially when that person chooses to reveal nothing of himself Picture Quote #1

She pulled the bedclothes up as far as they would go and suppressed a perverse wish to have her old nurse come to chase away the darkness, perverse because she didn’t know if she wanted the shadows to be empty or not Picture Quote #1

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... her queen danced like a flame in the wind, and the mercurial king like the weight at the center of the earth Picture Quote #1

I sometimes believe his lies are the truth, but I have never mistaken his truth for a lie Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I would very much like to strangle someone. Why don’t you go away until I decide it isn’t you? Picture Quote #1

The prison keeper choose an inopportune time to look around the doorway into the cell. He and the king locked gazes, and the king’s eyes narrowed while the prison keeper’s widened Picture Quote #1

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The king lifted a hand to her cheek and kissed her. It was not a kiss between strangers, not even a kiss between a bride and groom. It was a kiss between a man and his wife, and when it was over, the king closed his eyes and rested his forehead in the hollow of the queen’s shoulder, like a man seeking respite, like a man reaching home at the end of the day (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) Coming from light into the dark, he was looking ahead of him, not down at me. My lunge, as I came to my feet, took him in the chest as I drove the sword upward with the strength of my legs. Even rusted, the sword slid through him, and I found, for the first time, how easy it is to kill a man (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) I stayed only two days in the capital. I was welcomed by a cheering citizenry, who threw flowers at my head. It was disconcerting to think I could have put almost any young man in my retinue on a white horse and they would have thrown flowers at him instead. It was not me they cared about, only what I meant to them: a cessation of hostilities, a chance for prosperity, food on the table (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) She thought of the hardness and the coldness she had cultivated over those years and wondered if they were the mask she wore or if the mask had become her self. If the longing inside her for kindness, for warmth, for compassion, was the last seed of hope for her, she didn’t know how to nurture it or if it could live (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) Staring at the wall opposite him he presented the queen with a view of his ear and awaited her orders (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) What he brought out was a wooden gag they put in someone’s mouth before doing something drastic, like cutting off a leg (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) 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 Quotes) I hate horses. I know people who think that they are noble, graceful animals, but regardless of what a horse looks like from a distance, never forget that it’s as likely to step on your foot as look at you (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) As soon as the guards where gone, I lay down on my stone bench and dumped the king and his threats out of my head without ceremony. They were too unpleasant to worry over anyway (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) His forehead was covered by wrinkles brought on by a lot of sun and too much frowning (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) What a strange world it is, where prisoners are left their weapons and the written word is a mortal danger (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) No friend had I made there, but I wasn’t with this group to make friends, and besides, he sneered too much. I’ve found that people who sneer are almost always sneering at me (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) All my life they had made choices for me, and I had resented it. Now the choice was mine, and once it was made, I would have no right to blame anyone else for the consequences. Loss of that privilege, to blame others, unexpectedly stung (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) Anyone who can steal the king’s seal ring can manage the locks on his record room (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) We are not philosophers, we are sovereigns. The rules that govern our behavior are not the rules for other men, and our honor, I think, is a different thing entirely, difficult for anyone but the historians and the gods to judge (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) I think a good book is a good book forever. I don’t think they get less good because times change (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) Sometimes, if you want to change a man’s mind, you have to change the mind of the man next to him first (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) The queen was settling on the edge of the bed, ungainly with hesitation and at the same time exquisite in her grace, like a heron landing in a treetop (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) 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 Quotes) ... That he’d seen... two people, a young man and a woman, sitting on invisible furniture with their feet up, reading books and eating chocolates (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) He whines, he complains, he ducks out of the most obvious responsibility. He is vain, petty and maddening, but he doesn’t ever quit (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) Discretion prevented me from saying that I thought she was a fiend from the underworld and that mountain lions couldn’t force me to enter her service (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) It isn’t an easy thing to give your loyalty to someone you don’t know, especially when that person chooses to reveal nothing of himself (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) She pulled the bedclothes up as far as they would go and suppressed a perverse wish to have her old nurse come to chase away the darkness, perverse because she didn’t know if she wanted the shadows to be empty or not (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) ... 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 Quotes) I sometimes believe his lies are the truth, but I have never mistaken his truth for a lie (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) 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 Quotes) I would very much like to strangle someone. Why don’t you go away until I decide it isn’t you? (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes) The prison keeper choose an inopportune time to look around the doorway into the cell. He and the king locked gazes, and the king’s eyes narrowed while the prison keeper’s widened (Megan Whalen Turner Quotes)

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