“She told me to keep myself whole. That there wasn’t any shame in taking care of yourself in order to help those who needed you.”
― The Empire of Gold
― The Empire of Gold
“I find I can get a more accurate measure of a man when he’s not aware he’s being appraised.”
― The Empire of Gold
― The Empire of Gold
“Ali’s expression instantly grew stormy. “I didn’t say he was going to burn in hell,” he defended. “I suggested he repent before that happened.”
― The Kingdom of Copper
― The Kingdom of Copper
“I can count my short reign a success if I manage to convince the two most stubborn people in Daevabad to do something they don't want to do.”
― The Kingdom of Copper
― The Kingdom of Copper
“That made it worse, this passing of a barbed baton between women who, no matter how clever, how powerful, would always be known by the men to whom they were attached.”
― The Empire of Gold
― The Empire of Gold
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