Ironfoot Quotes

“Before I could speak, the queen said, “A good horoscope is usually written in Latin. Is that not true, Adept Durwin?” I thought I was saved. “The best ones certainly are, Your Grace.” “Learned, complicated Latin?” “Precise, technical Latin, drawing subtle conclusions from obscure facts.”
― Dave Duncan, Ironfoot

“In my experience, you never get silver linings without clouds. Even then I knew enough of the world to understand that inner circles are always heavily fortified against newcomers, and royal favor always arouses jealousy.”
― Dave Duncan, Ironfoot

“Your ladyship is most kind, but such a talent is a gift from God, nothing I can take pride in. Indeed, such a gift can be a burden, for it imposes the duty to develop it, which can require much work.” She sighed. “Like beauty?” What was the correct response to that? Who was she calling beautiful? I was hopeless at such courtly banter. “Beauty that is fated to bring joy to one man and great pain to all the rest? But no one could know more about that than yourself, my lady.”
― Dave Duncan, Ironfoot