The Waking Fire (The Draconis Memoria, #1)

by Anthony Ryan

A secret loses value with every memory that carries it.”

there is no pain that cannot be endured and survived, no obstacle that cannot be overcome. All that is required is the will to succeed, a will that allows for no distractions.

The best cover, Lizanne recalled from a lecture at the Division training school, is no cover at all. It is always preferable to recruit from amongst the local populace. An agent with fewer lies to tell has fewer lies to forget should they ever face detection.

What a trial it is to submit to the whim of fools.’”