Sign in with Facebook
3,111 books
—
10,052 voters
“Difficult" and "impossible" are cousins often mistaken for one another, with very little in common.”
― Red Seas Under Red Skies
― Red Seas Under Red Skies
“The boy grows upward, but the girl grows up.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“Call a jack a jack. Call a spade a spade. But always call a whore a lady. Their lives are hard enough, and it never hurts to be polite.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“The best lies about me are the ones I told.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“That's a sweet piece," said Jean, briefly forgetting to be aggravated. "You didn't snatch that off a street."
"No," said Locke, before taking another deep draught of the warm water in the decanter. "I got it from the neck of the governor's mistress."
"You can't be serious."
"In the governor's manor."
"Of all the -"
"In the governor's bed."
"Damned lunatic!"
"With the governor sleeping next to her."
The night quiet was broken by the high, distant trill of a whistle, the traditional swarming noise of city watches everywhere. Several other whistles joined in a few moments later.
"It is possible," said Locke with a sheepish grin, "that I have been slightly too bold.”
― Red Seas Under Red Skies
"No," said Locke, before taking another deep draught of the warm water in the decanter. "I got it from the neck of the governor's mistress."
"You can't be serious."
"In the governor's manor."
"Of all the -"
"In the governor's bed."
"Damned lunatic!"
"With the governor sleeping next to her."
The night quiet was broken by the high, distant trill of a whistle, the traditional swarming noise of city watches everywhere. Several other whistles joined in a few moments later.
"It is possible," said Locke with a sheepish grin, "that I have been slightly too bold.”
― Red Seas Under Red Skies
Satyajit’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Satyajit’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
165 books
|
168 friends
2 books
|
238 friends
618 books
|
371 friends
164 books
|
112 friends
62 books
|
142 friends
434 books
|
252 friends
12 books
|
66 friends
36 books
|
45 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Satyajit
Lists liked by Satyajit
