Mad Ship (Liveship Traders, #2)

by Robin Hobb

“Be a man. Discover where you are now, and go on from there, making the best of things. Accept your life, and you might survive it. If you hold back from it, insisting this is not your life, not where you are meant to be, life will pass you by. You may not die from such foolishness, but you might as well be dead for all the good your life will do you or anyone else.”

“Just kiss her, you great booby!” Ophelia hissed loudly.

Ophelia is such a good character.

“Fate rushes down upon us! The time drags and the days plod past, lulling us into thinking that the doom we fear will always so delay. Then, abruptly, the dark days we have all predicted are upon us, and the time when we could have turned dire fate aside has passed. How old must I be before I learn? There is no time; there is never any time. Tomorrow may never come, but todays are linked inexorably in a chain, and now is always the only time we have to divert disaster.”

Malta certainly hoped so. She thought of the simmering tension between the two men and a shiver ran over her.

This is why women are scary

Malta showed her bitter smile only to the dying fire. She had promises of her own to keep.

This chick gonna be the reason behind some nefarious sfuff