“You’re a gentleman,” they used to say to him. “You shouldn’t have gone murdering people with a hatchet; that’s no occupation for a gentleman.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“Safety is an illusion, Costis. A Thief might fall at any time, and eventually the day must come when the god will let him. Whether I am on a rafter three stories up or on a staircase three steps up, I am in my god's hands. He will keep me safe, or he will not, here or on the stairs.”
― The King of Attolia
― The King of Attolia
“If we truly trust no one, we cannot survive.”
― The King of Attolia
― The King of Attolia
“I may not have been sure about what really did interest me, but I was absolutely sure about what didn't.”
― The Stranger
― The Stranger
“Die, enemies of Ra!" Sekhemet yelled. "Perish in agony!"
"She's almost as annoying as you," I told Horus.
"Impossible," Horus said. "No one bests Horus.”
― The Red Pyramid
"She's almost as annoying as you," I told Horus.
"Impossible," Horus said. "No one bests Horus.”
― The Red Pyramid
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