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"Why assume me to be of such different stuff? We have the same blood, the same upbringing. (...) We're our father's prejudices and our swordmaster's dead men; our mother's palate and our nurse's habit of speech. We're the books unwritten by our tutor, and our groom's convictions and the courage of our first horse." (...)
Numb, appalled, Richard flung back, reflecting horror with horror: "And who made you a murderer?"

This is getting better and better. Plus "The Ultimate Guide (...) is awesome. Is it ruining all the other books for me? It seems to be the case, at least this week.

I should get The Ultimate Guide to Dorothy Dunnett's The Game of Kings for Christmas! Hoping that it will clear things a little. This book is ridiculously hard (especially for a non native speaker) but I really don't want to give up on it

38 hours remaining according to Kobo. Record breaking!