A Practical Guide to Conquering the World (The Siege, #3)

by K.J. Parker

Death is prepared to wait. It’s always there for you, like your mother.

Luck, according to Saloninus, is like a cart full of diamonds perched on the very edge of a cliff. Best if you don’t push it.

I like people who thrive on adversity, like the trees that grow in the cracks between the stones in a wall. They can be hard going the rest of the time, but when the steel bashes into them, they strike sparks.

imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, plagiarism is practically a declaration of love.

As a wise man once said, when you have them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.