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“I wonder if people always choose what will make them unhappy.”
― A Conspiracy of Kings
― A Conspiracy of Kings
“But there are other words for privacy and independence. They are isolation and loneliness.”
― The King of Attolia
― The King of Attolia
“I sometimes believe his lies are the truth, but I have never mistaken his truth for a lie. If he needs me to believe him, he has his own way of showing his veracity.”
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“Were you lying?"
"I never lie," he said piously. "About what?"
"The sand, the snake."
For a young man who never lied, he seemed surprisingly unoffended by the question.”
― The King of Attolia
"I never lie," he said piously. "About what?"
"The sand, the snake."
For a young man who never lied, he seemed surprisingly unoffended by the question.”
― The King of Attolia
“He looked gravely at the king. "It isn't an easy thing to give your loyalty to someone you don't know, especially when that person chooses to reveal nothing of himself. But no matter, Your Majesty. You are revealed at last."
The king looked down at his nakedness and back at the captain.
"Was that a joke?" he asked.”
― The King of Attolia
The king looked down at his nakedness and back at the captain.
"Was that a joke?" he asked.”
― The King of Attolia
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