Steles of the Sky Quotes

“The world stood pinned on two thorns. One was ugliness. One was beauty. The truth did not lie in the middle or at either extreme. The truth encompassed both. *”
― Elizabeth Bear, Steles of the Sky

“If there was one vice his old masters could smell out from a thousand li away, it was thinking too well of yourself. Or the other form of vanity that was thinking too little. *”
― Elizabeth Bear, Steles of the Sky

“Samarkar wondered at what point in a relationship it was appropriate to threaten to break a suitor’s kneecaps if he should prove insufficiently respectful of one’s friend. The”
― Elizabeth Bear, Steles of the Sky

“The more swiftly we proceed, the less time the enemy has to plan.” “Do glass demons think?” “Under the circumstances, it’s safest to assume they’re up there drawing tactical maps in full relief.” “Your argument has merit,”
― Elizabeth Bear, Steles of the Sky