Ascendance Quotes

“I haven't don anything wrong." At least, not for a few hours”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Runaway King

“Because I told her about the spot of dirt on her face before. I think she appreciated the honesty.”
“You’re lucky she did. She might as easily have had you whipped for being disrespectful.”
“I’ve already been whipped.”
“And stabbed, I hear.”
“Mott has my story on that incident, sir.”
“A story which is probably a lie.”
“At Farthenwood, lies and truth blur together.”
“Only lies in pursuit of the truth, Sage.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The False Prince

“Tobias raised his hand. A sign he'd been educated. At the orphanage I came from, a person only raised a hand if he was about to hit someone with it.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The False Prince