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Don't be daft, I love you."
He grins, "You've never said.

she glides away as if she were the princess and I a dumpy maid in a sooty dress. While

Do you realise what you've done?" he says.
"I believe I just succeeded in using magic to pass your gate," I say. "Doesn't that make me an animagus?

Seems like I've been waiting for you to come around my whole life, Lee. But a man can't wait forever and stay a man.

Blessed is he who walks the path of God. He shall stray neither to the left nor the right, for the righteous right hand guides him for all days.

Every place there's people, there's badness.

He had a way of believing in people long before they believed in themselves, didn't he?

I am Queen of Joya d'Arena and bearer of a living Godstone. I kneel to no one. - Elisa

It's hard to look away from the tiny curve of her waist.

Catch me if I fall?

They're still warm, and I burrow into my pillows, catching the faint scent of rosewater. Truly, my bed is the greatest place in the world.

all the magic in the world is rubbish compared to good people who take care of their own.

May I document your recovery? It's such a devastating and fascinating injury.

Arina's face goes blank at his words, her brow smooth as butter.

They have no idea what's coming.

Jeff's da attends church every single Sunday, no matter what, on the misguided notion that regular bench sitting makes him decent. The

Men. And their no-good, fool-headed proposals.

I will not pretend weakness. Not ever, not for anyone.

Well, we'll have no more of such foolishness," I say harshly, to cover the wavering in my voice. "We're getting married, and that's that.

The mind of God is a mystery and none can understand it.

May sun finches warble sweet melodies in his ear,

Given a choice between my life and yours, I will choose mine. Every time. Without hesitation.

My face warms under the scrutiny of silence, and I'm almost relieved when he launches into his eulogy. To my dismay, it turns out to be a sermon.

Alone is such a nebulous state when one is queen.

Reading can only take you so far, up to the moment where you must take action with your own hands

My home is not a place; it's people.

His gaze drops to my lips. "I shouldn't do this
"
"You really should." And I close the distance between us.

Murder is no less a crime when the victim is common born.

You must not lose faith, child. No matter what. Do not doubt God or his choosing of you. He knows infinitely more than we can imagine.

Bad men are never all bad, and good men are never all good, and it makes it hard to know up from down.

Do you want to get married someday?" he persists.
And never have anything of my own? "Lord, no. [ ... ]

Maybe a large, single dose of pain now is better than the slow, burning pain of withering hope.

His name was Humberto, and now you're just being petty.

Her love for me has always been a foolish thing, but I'm grateful for it.

Storm chuckles. Queen, chosen one, horse thief. Let it never be said that you are not accomplished.

I will need more than this, O God. If you love me as Aneaxi said, please send me something to go on. Something soon.

Yes, well, everyone is ignorant when it comes to their own life and love.

I love you, too," he whispers in my ear. "Wholly. Madly."
"Does that mean you'll marry me?"
"I suppose.

Like all good teachers, he loves the moment of revelation, when the light of knowledge passes to his pupil.

Truly, my bed is the greatest place in the world. I

I hadn't realized having ones life saved could be so humiliating.

The Champion must not waver. The Champion must not fear. The Gate of Darkness closes.

The less you say, the more your words will matter.

I wasn't done with you. I was just getting started with me.

If Elisa were here, she would pray warmth into her body with the power of her Godstone. It gives me comfort. She will never be so cold as I am now.

I want to feel the victory of being desired by someone I once found desirable.

Softly he says, "My life has ever been yours, Elisa." My

But you and I - " he brushes the collar of the gown aside - "are students of knowledge. We believe in careful practice to attain perfection.

I'm relieved to hear that your vanity has weathered this egregious trial unscathed."
"Thank y
Oh. Sarcasm again.

Painting the enemy as being as inhuman as possible is a great way to win a war.

Men can be relentless," she agrees, "when they think a woman belongs to them.

Peace is such hard work. Harder than war. It takes way more effort to forgive than to kill.

It is human nature to concoct explanations to fill the great void of the unknown.

The people around me gasp in recognition of the seal.

We'll carry you for a bit. It's our turn.

The fifth place is for Hector.

Mara leans over and whispers in my ear, I know you're charmingly naive when it comes to matters of the heart, but you just stopped him in his tracks.

It's nice to consider that God may not count imperfection as an obstacle to working out his will in the world.

Yes, I love him. Enough to follow him anywhere.

Maybe I've used up my love luck.

I don't care if it's Twilight or Fifty Shades or War and Peace - Never let someone make you ashamed of what you love to read!

Can't trust a man with only half his teeth, the gentleman agrees. They

Storm returns with close-cropped hair the color of corn silk and a new swagger.

I want to be queen of this great country not because someone is holding my hand,but because I can do it.Me.Elisa.

All the pain means that I am alive. I will think about that instead.

How do women all know what to do with babies? It's like they have their own special kind of sorcery.

It's a night for shimmering, for catching the light just so.

God's will. How many times have I heard someone declare their understanding of this thing I find so indefinable?

Everyone has doubts. Pray through them,

Fuss is reserved for sons.

I love you the way a drowning man loves air. And it would destroy me to have you just a little.

It's utterly infuriating, the number of people I've encountered in my life who claimed to be the authority on God's will.

From the mouths of the innocents flows truth.

Harsh winds, rough seas, still hearts.

I know you hate me. But don't let that make you stupid.

Rosario is safe. You were supposed to outlive me. Elisa is ten times the ruler you were. I've stolen your wife. I'm not sorry.
I miss you.

But none of it will be real. None of them will want me. My throne, yes. Prestige. A conquest. But not me.

Thank you for lending me the use of your maid. I tragically lost my lady-in-waiting on our journey and found Cosme's presence such a comfort.

I am strong enough, man enough, to be subject to you.

She's as big as a house that's about to give birth to a woodshed

Just thinking about her makes you shine with her fire.

I just hope His Majesty, may minstrels compose epics at the sound of his glorious name, will do as you say and give this land to its people.

The gate that leads to life is narrow and small so that few find it.

Sometimes it's best to let your opponent think he has control.

I pray silently, asking God to make me a little stronger, a little braver.

When the rain finally abates, I decide to wait out the night instead of trying to climb in the dark.

You faced him down like a seasoned warrior," he [Hector] says.
"Only because I had your daggers at my back.

Lying isn't going to make you into a hero.

I need to marry Hector

A word is the only thing in the world made more powerful by absence than existence.

I loved and lost and survived.

My brother Felix used to say that my knives would never be as sharp as my tongue, which was a shame.

There's not a place in the whole world where everyone isn't willing
no, eager
to give a girl up to a man.

Speak of evil, and you summon it.

Hope. Such a dangerous thing.

If a sweet dumpling took human form, it would look just like Aunt Tildy, right down to the flour-dusting of her gray hair.

It seems to me that when God decided he wanted to communicate with humankind, he could have come up with a much better plan.

My supposed destiny can drown itself in the deepest part of the sea. Along with everyone else's plans for me.

You do realise, don't you, that I was present during the assassination attempt?

He doesn't love me yet, but in this place of death, in this precious moment of shared relief, he holds me.