All the Paths of Shadow Quotes

“The king sent word, at odd intervals, inquiring as to Meralda's progress. She would scrawl hasty replies in return, often suppressing the impulse to add notes such as "Abandoning spellwork to continue this fascinating correspondence," or "Slept late, long breakfast, taking the day off for a stroll in the park.”
― Frank Tuttle, All the Paths of Shadow

“Profanity is the footstool of lazy intellect.”
― Frank Tuttle, All the Paths of Shadow

“The Tower doesn’t reign. It looms. Looms above the Old Oaks. Looms above the park wall. Looms above Tirlin. Thick and tall and blunt, chipped and nicked by seven hundred years of determined attempts to pull it down, the Tower endures. “If a mountain had bones,” said Tervis, “that’s what they’d look like.”
― Frank Tuttle, All the Paths of Shadow

“He’s insane. Not climb the walls and run about naked insane, but mad in worse ways.”
― Frank Tuttle, All the Paths of Shadow

“Meralda opened her eyes. "I'm for a bath," she said. "Now, and Yvin be hanged."

Shingvere crowed. "At last, our battle cry," he said. "A bath, and the king be hanged!" he shouted, brandishing his fork. "Clean clothes, then victory!”
― Frank Tuttle, All the Paths of Shadow

“Meralda shook her head. "Pay him no attention, gentlemen," she said. "Logic fails. Reason surrenders. Silence is your only defense."

"Silence, and a whooping big crossbow," muttered Mug. Kervis grinned, and Mug winked. "That's a lad," he whispered. "There's hope for you yet.”
― Frank Tuttle, All the Paths of Shadow

“Bed sheet, if you please. I’ll leave my dignity here.”
― Frank Tuttle, All the Paths of Shadow

“Trust, it is said, must be built over time, lest it fall away as quickly as it was born.”
― Frank Tuttle, All the Paths of Shadow