The Maid's War Quotes

“Sufficient preparation is more than half the battle. The rest is steadiness of purpose mingled with the power to wait.”
― Jeff Wheeler, Master of the Royal Secret

“Troubles are the furnaces, my dear. Troubles and heat, troubles and heat. Does not a baker need fire to stiffen the dough? For every kind of pie, there is the proper time in the ovens. The Fountain has a purpose—nay a recipe!—for each of us. If we endure the flames well, then we become more than the eggs, the flour, the spices, the drabs of honey!”
― Jeff Wheeler, The Maid's War: A Kingfountain prequel

“The flushing deepened to a rosy blush. She had feelings for someone, that much was clear. But her reticence implied her affections were not returned.”
― Jeff Wheeler, The Maid's War