“Each of her words was the skip of a stone across a lake, forming ripples of emotion. The Queen of Inys could not cast illusions, but her voice and bearing on this night had turned her into an enchantress.”
― The Priory of the Orange Tree
― The Priory of the Orange Tree
“Yes, and I suppose she wore a red gown for her meeting with the Saint. I suppose she was as clean as a licked kitten and smelled of rosemary.” When Kit grimaced, Melaugo said, “You have not seen death, my lord. You have only seen the mask we put on it.”
― The Priory of the Orange Tree
― The Priory of the Orange Tree
“In darkness, we are naked. Our truest selves. Night is when fear comes to us at its fullest, when we have no way to fight it. It will do everything it can to seep inside you. Sometimes it may succeed-- but never think you are the night.”
― The Priory of the Orange Tree
― The Priory of the Orange Tree
“You have seen more of the world than others have written of it You could shake the dust from the lecterns, breathe life into the textbooks.”
― The Priory of the Orange Tree
― The Priory of the Orange Tree
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