The Assassins of Thasalon Quotes

“His further study of humanity had revealed just how much people could convince themselves that their own needs were those of the gods, and not the other way around.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, The Assassins of Thasalon

“The gods might watch over Their sorted flocks, but judging from all the premature fatalities Their protection seemed spotty. *That’s because it’s not the destruction of our material bodies that the gods protect us from, but that of our spirits generated by them.* Pen wasn’t sure but that the Five celebrated death as gladly as birth, conjoined aspects of the unending immigration of souls into Their realm.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, The Assassins of Thasalon

“In a voice not his own, as resonant in this cell as the reverberations in a bass drum, Iroki said, 'Take better care of my gift this time, child. You're going to need it.' The sense but not the sound of an immense belly laugh, tidal, oceans deep. And then as vast as the presence, somehow vaster, absence. The emptiness left was like a room stripped of its very air. One would weep for the loss if one could only breathe.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, The Assassins of Thasalon

“Oh,” said Penric. “I didn’t introduce ourselves, did I. I’m Penric and my demon Desdemona. Say something, Des.” “Idiot child,” said Des dispassionately. “Could you be a more witless tool?” “Uh, not sure that’s helpful, Des.” “She tried to kill my favorite Cedonian general. You can’t expect me to like her.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, The Assassins of Thasalon

“But if you want Arra to give you real joy, you have to give it to her first.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, The Assassins of Thasalon