Quotes from Megan Whalen Turner

For a moment Costis could see, not so much what was hidden but that there were things hidden that the king did not choose to reveal. Things that were not for Costis to see. There was no understanding him, but Costis knew he would march into hell for this fathomless king.

To you alone, Eldest, the Fates have given unassailable rule. Time alters all things, except this one thing. For you alone, the wind that bellows the sails of rule makes no shift.

The gate was made out of blocks of stone bigger across than I am tall. Something else supposedly built by the old gods, it was topped by a solid stone lintel with two carved lions that were supposed to roar if an enemy of the king passed beneath them. At least they were said to be lions. The stone had been weathered by the centuries, and only indistinct monster figures remained, facing each other over a short pillar. They remained silent as we passed under.

It seemed a pitifully small number of troops that the king of Attolia was offering, much smaller than Sounis had expected. He looked at the magus to see if he, too, was surprised, but the magus was looking at his hands. Sounis looked at Attolia, and she only stared back. No doubt she had overcome her own rebels with ten men and a penknife.

Costis, what do you think you are doing? Sparring, Your Majesty. Most people cross swords before they spar and they say something introductory like 'Begin!' before they swing.

And where do I find a notary public?' the enchantress asked. 'Where? They don't grow on trees where I come from, and while I might be able to arrange that one did, it would take time I don't have to waste.

No! No! I'll get the ten cups, I swear it!

He said the only thin worse than being wrong in a family argument was being right.

the call of life is as powerful as the call of death, and it is no weakness to answer to it,' she said quietly.

I am a master of foolhardy plans, I thought. I have so much practice, I consider them professional risks.

Nahuseresh had attributed her reluctance to an entirely understandable female timidity. He didn't seem to understand that the people of Eddis had very little to do all winter beyond develop superior artisan skills and train for war.

Oh, the trip would be quicker than you think," said the king, pleasantly. "Most of my male cousins are dead.

All wars make men monsters, all wars and all men." "And women?" he asked. "Women, too," Attolia confirmed.

Trapped him the gray people    as the great are brought down by the weak    when they are many As the hawk is mobbed by the roller birds    as the great sea eagle is brought down by gulls

Klimun freed the slave, who was named Gerosthenes, and told him he could go home. But Gerosthenes's family was long dead, and there was no home for him to go to. He was grateful to Klimun for his life as well as for his freedom, and he said he would stay and serve the prince for the rest of his life. And that is different from being a slave in what way? Eugenides asked. I think the difference lies in the choice, Phresine said gently.

If I am a pawn of the gods, it is because they know me so well, not because they make up my mind for me. Eddis, The Queen of Attolia

Everyone complained. Complaint was universal.

kebajikan telah membuat Artadorus loyal selama bertahun-tahun , dan keserakahan mungkin akan menghancurkannya.

After I ate, I asked the magus if he had any paper. I knew he had a journal that he kept a record of our days in. Did you want to write a letter to your sweetheart? he asked. What makes you think my sweetheart can read? Shut up and get me a piece of paper.

dia ingin memastikan dirinya lebih baik dari orang lain. Sedangkan kau hanya ingin menjadi orang yang lebih baik... - Perkataan Aris Kepada Costis

Tapi memiliki kesetiaan yang besar terhadap kariermu sendiri bukanlah kejahatan,kalau tidak tentunya akan ada lebih banyak orang si penjara ratu.

No one offends a cook.

Sang raja tidak perlu menggantungnya, karena dia akan mati kelelahan dalam waktu satu bulan.

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, The King of Attolia