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The Hands of the Emperor (Lays of the Hearth-Fire, #1) by Victoria Goddard

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He left the visions of a perfectly just society to the philosophers; in his experience they usually required assuming one could simply ignore some fundamental element of human nature.

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“There was a man I was supposed to meet. He’s got all these ideas about honour and fair play, and he tries to keep me from doing the wrong thing. But he’s not here right now. Unfortunately for you.”
― C.S. Pacat, Kings Rising

tags: captive-prince-trilogy, kings-rising, laurent-of-vere

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“I would court you, with all the grace and courtesy that you deserve,”
― C.S. Pacat, Kings Rising

tags: damen, damianos-of-akielos, inspirational, inspirational-love-family-loss, inspirational-quote, love-quotes

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“But Kim had wanted him anyway, and he’d fought accordingly, until he got it through Will’s thick skull that it was time to stop seeing where they went and start heading there on purpose”
― K.J. Charles, Subtle Blood

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“I hope you find some of these as snugly up your alley as I find you up mine.”
― K.J. Charles, Subtle Blood

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“I hated you,“ said Laurent. "I hated you so badly I thought I’d choke on it. If my uncle hadn’t stopped me, I would have killed you. And then you saved my life, and every time I needed you, you were there, and I hated you for that, too.”
― C.S. Pacat

tags: hate-to-love, laurent-of-vere

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