Ion Nomenus

“If an author's account of any man is tidy, you must believe it has been made so in contrast with the truth, which is rarely clear and never simple.”
― Megan Whalen Turner, Return of the Thief

“The magus said thoughtfully, "That lying little monster complained about everything: the food, the horses, the blankets, the company. He even found fault with the stories I told by the fire but I cannot recall that he ever once complained about the climbing."
"So many things are obvious in retrospect, aren't they?" I said.”
― Megan Whalen Turner, A Conspiracy of Kings

“We might someday attain a relationship of mutual respect,” he said softly. First, I thought, I will see gods walking the earth. He went on. “For now I will have your obedience.” His ability to convey a world of threat in so few words was remarkable.”
― Megan Whalen Turner, The Thief

“That was the message. For me, alone among mortals, the gods send their messenger to tell me to stop whining. That’ll teach me to go hide in a temple.”
― Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen of Attolia