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“Some people have a talent for treachery. I’m not one of them, which surprises me , given how dishonest I fundamentally am.” Unless something crazy happens in the denouement, this will end up being my favorite thing K.J. Parker’s written.

"Sometimes, when things are coming together, when fragments start to fit, you can get the dangerous feeling of confidence that you are hovering over the whole thing, like a hawk, unseen, rising the lift of the wind. Like all other stimulants, it is a perilous thing to rely on. It makes you reckless. It can kill you."