Quotes About Authority

And how is His Great Fussiness today?" Derek's eyes sparked a bit. "His Majesty is in an ill humor. Rumors are flying that his mate almost got herself shot.

Perhaps if you were less heavy-handed in your treatment of the guests you claim to honor and protect, your inn would have a higher rating." He did not. Oh yes, yes he did. "Perhaps if you trained the knights under your command to follow simple orders, your House would've reached greater prominence within your empire.

No, it's human," Curran said. "That's the problem. People, especially unhappy people, want a cause. They want something to belong to, to be a part of something great and bigger, and to be led. It's easy to be a cog in a machine: you don't have to think, you have no responsibility. You're just following orders. Doing as you're told.

People do horrible things in the name of keeping things just the way they are." "Where

I'm your father. That's the great privilege of parenthood; we can comment on whatever we want.

I looked at Curran. "You killed an animal god and then you ate him?" "Maybe," Curran said. "What do you mean maybe?

The moment you looked into his gray irises, you knew he would tolerate no challenge to his authority, and if his eyes turned gold, you knew you were going to die. In a fit of cosmic irony, he had fallen in love with me. I challenged his authority on a weekly basis.

Most people will do just about anything you tell them to do, if you act with authority, give them no choice, and accept the responsibility for their actions. It's kind of scary, isn't it?

Curran growled deep in his throat. "That's impressive but not really informative, Your Furriness.

Most people facing a truck head-on would be scared. He stared her down as if she had insulted him by nearly running him over. Like he was some sort of king of the road.

He owned their souls. They thought he was God. "When

When it's over, you will come to me and you will ask me to take charge of you.

More words, bigger hole, Your Furriness.

You're right. I have no idea what it's like to take shit from people I could kill with my eyes closed.

One does not simply ring Roland.

I'm a federal senator!" Drewery roared. "I don't give a fuck.

Look into my eyes and despair. For I'm Punishment, and you cannot escape me.

So snarl all you want, princess. But you will marry me, because you have no choice. You won't win this fight with farmers. You need a cold ruthless bastard like me, and I'm the only one here.

Was I supposed to come back with, by the way, I can kill you with my brain?

You ask the Consort. The Consort knows everything." "Oh," Hakeem said. Keelan pivoted to me. "Consort, please tell us what this is." "I have no idea.

One does not simply ring Roland." Oh

Lord Megobari," a man announced. I turned. At the far entrance, between two djigits, Hugh d'Ambray strode into the hall.

She had only two modes of operation: complete control or complete insanity.

I have never in my life needed you to loan me money. If I was dead, and the ferryman needed a coin to take me across the river to the afterlife, and you had the only quarter in existence, I'd tell you to stick it up your ass.