Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)

by Mark Lawrence

You’d think priests would be better liars, what with their job and all.

Yeah, but they don't think they're lying.

“It’s not a game, Sir Makin. You teach these boys to play by the rules, and they’re going to lose. It’s not a game.”

I need so badly for this to not be true.

Wait when waiting is called for. That’s what Lundist used to tell me. But never hesitate.

Wait, but dont hesitate.

So I lay there, naked in the strange bed, and wondered where my sword was.

Relatable? Lol, not really, not literally. But feeling like a stranger in a place you should know? Relatable.

Rike came to with a wordless howl of complaint, somewhere between disturbed walrus and bear-prodded-out-of-hibernation.

I have heard neither of these but can imagine it perfectly, lol.