Stonewielder (Novels of the Malazan Empire, #3)

by Ian C. Esslemont

Truth tellers were never welcome; most especially one’s own. Better to be a storyteller – they at least have grasped the essential truth that everyone prefers lies.

‘Have you not wondered,’ she asked in a low voice, ‘why you must constantly weed in the first place?’ He cocked his head, uncertain of her tack. ‘It is because the weeds are far hardier than the crop you’re trying to raise.’