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"Every man is a hero in his own story, Princess. Murderers don’t believe that they’re to blame for what they do. Thieves, they think they deserve the money they take. Dictators, they believe they have the right—for the safety of their people and the good of the nation—to do whatever they wish...The truth is, most people who do what you’d call ‘wrong’ do it for what they call ‘right’ reasons."

"Unfortunately, doing nothing was beginning to seem like even more work. Sometimes, when you stepped in something foul, the only thing to do was to stop walking and make the effort to clean it off."

"The God King’s wrath, she thought drowsily, is decidedly less wrathful than reported.

With that, she fell asleep."

"I would actually say your greatest treasure is sitting across from you. There is nothing quite so precious as the love of a sister."

Hmm. Something is not right here...

Wait a minute.... He has blood dripping out of the corner of his mouth.... Prince of Hearts?? I'm so confused.

DNF

She laughed. “Well, then, you’ve obviously found your tongue now.”

“Surprisingly, it was in my mouth,” he said. “I always forget to check there.”

“But isn’t that where it is expected to be?”

“My dear,” he said, “haven’t you known me long enough to realize that my tongue, of all things, rarely does what it is expected to do?”

Proper. Rarely before had Vivenna felt so frustrated at having to be proper. Her emotions were growing rather . . . inconvenient.

Siri gave no reaction—she simply continued to chop. Her hair, however, grew blond with excitement.
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Already making connections to other Cosmere books. I don't know how I haven't read this one yet!

“I like words,” Siri said. “And I always learn a few new ones when Father gets angry. I shouldn’t neglect my education, now should I?”

I've read this series in the past and absolutely loved it. I was talking about it with a book buddy and it made me want to re-read it. It has been long enough that it feels almost new in my head. So excited!

So far so good! This line made me chuckle: "I'm on it like white on Valerian rice powder."

"Why in the seven hells would I do such a thing?"
"Eight..."
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Emilia, you just gave us a clue!

"I will not appear weak for you to maintain strength."
Damn right, Emilia!