“Spear had picked up her lost hand and run into the forest like she knew a sewer-on of hands whose shop closed soon.”
― The Blacktongue Thief
― The Blacktongue Thief
“if she had to summon a smile to put out a fire, half the town would burn.”
― The Blacktongue Thief
― The Blacktongue Thief
“I won’t be your dog, but if you’re half the wolf I think you are, you’ve found a fox to run with.”
― The Blacktongue Thief
― The Blacktongue Thief
“the rich hold grudges the poor can’t afford,”
― The Blacktongue Thief
― The Blacktongue Thief
“Monarchy is a bad system because, no matter how smart you are, you can still squirt a moron out of your plumbing. Maybe you get lucky and your son or daughter is at least half as smart as you--what about your grandchild? Probably a knob, and when they inherit the throne, everything you built falls to shyte.”
― The Blacktongue Thief
― The Blacktongue Thief
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