Kings of the North Quotes

“Tired is a feeling, but duty is a fact,”
― Elizabeth Moon, Kings of the North

“Vengeance is not justice; vengeance is not wise.”
― Elizabeth Moon, Kings of the North

“Of all the trades, my lord Captain, the trade of money itself must be most closely observed. It is too easy to cheat, too easy to shave a coin or pass false coinage, too easy to take as one’s own the money entrusted to us by others. We must be diligent, we must be honest, and we must be unfailingly harsh with those who lie to or steal from those who trust them. Else no one will trust any of us, and when that trust fails, we are all back to trading a cow for two pigs or a shirt for a loaf of bread.”
― Elizabeth Moon, Kings of the North

“If you cannot read it, how could you catalog it?”
― Elizabeth Moon, Kings of the North

“And as Paksenarrion is there, perhaps she will ride back with me to Fin Panir to see the necklace.”
― Elizabeth Moon, Kings of the North

“What do you want for them when they’re grown? Surround them with people who are that—the kind of adults you want them to be. Children are such mimics … if they see honesty and fair dealing and kindness, they will copy that.”
― Elizabeth Moon, Kings of the North

“Think far ahead, Dorrin. What do you want for them when they’re grown? Surround them with people who are that—the kind of adults you want them to be. Children are such mimics … if they see honesty and fair dealing and kindness, they will copy that.”
― Elizabeth Moon, Kings of the North