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We’ve driven several minutes before I figure it out. They say the truth. They don’t hide it behind politeness or sugarcoat it. They don’t therapy it out or pretend it doesn’t exist. They live out in the open. Say what they think. If people
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“Does Miss Smith have a first name? No, I blurt. My parents couldn't afford one- commoners, you understand.”
― What Comes of Attending the Commoners Ball
― What Comes of Attending the Commoners Ball

“It was not swords that had played the largest role in building the empire. Pretense, more than anything, had allowed the Fanduillion bloodline to seize power over the entire continent. Two-thirds of a battle was convincing your enemy he was beatenâ€�”
― Daindreth's Assassin
― Daindreth's Assassin

“It was odd, be taken care of. It made her feel helpless and lazy, but at the same time…she might be able to get used to it. There was a relief in having someone take care of her, like she’d been free climbing a cliff her whole life and now suddenly had a rope to catch her if she fell.”
― Daindreth's Outlaw
― Daindreth's Outlaw

“Forgetting was a tried and true way for sheep to get over their sorrows. The stranger and more disturbing an incident was, the faster you needed to forget it again. Why hadn’t”
― Three Bags Full
― Three Bags Full

“You believe every criticism you hear of yourself no matter how absurd—you accept it as an irrefutable fact. When will you learn that the only opinion that matters is the one you hold of yourself?”
― Echoes of Ember and Effigy
― Echoes of Ember and Effigy

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