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By August 1687 this ‘Venetian’ force, which included Lutheran mercenaries under the Swedish adventurer Count John Königsmarck, had ejected the Turks from all the Peloponnese except the defiant rocky promontory of Monemvasia. A month later
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“If someone tried to take control of your body and make you a slave, you would fight for freedom. Yet how easily you hand over your mind to anyone who insults you. When you dwell on their words and let them dominate your thoughts, you make them your master.”
― The Manual: A Philosopher's Guide to Life
― The Manual: A Philosopher's Guide to Life
“(Potatoes were, for some reason, more prone to fits of random magic than most vegetables. It would take a remarkable magic to affect turnips or kale. No one bothered planting eggplants—they would run into the woods or fly away on leafy kites the instant your back was turned.)”
― The Seventh Bride
― The Seventh Bride
“In individuals as in nations, contentment is silent, which tends to unbalance the historical record.”
― A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
― A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
“It was time for a strong-minded woman to take charge. Abdullah was quite glad that Sophie was one.”
― Castle in the Air
― Castle in the Air
“I could never live like this," I whispered to Luka.
"No," he agreed. "I've seen you grovel. It's not very convincing.”
― Dragon Spear
"No," he agreed. "I've seen you grovel. It's not very convincing.”
― Dragon Spear
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