“He’s lying. I have no doubt he’s excellent at it.”
Quelle: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 11, “The Wages of Sin” (p. 159)
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“He’s lying. I have no doubt he’s excellent at it.”
Quelle: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 11, “The Wages of Sin” (p. 159)
“There is a difference between not understanding and being willfully obtuse.”
Quelle: The Hidden Goddess (2011), Chapter 18, “The Talleyrand Maneuver” (p. 275)
Quelle: The Hidden Goddess (2011), Chapter 21, “The Dragon’s Eye” (p. 330)
Quelle: The Hidden Goddess (2011), Chapter 3, “Bottle of Memories” (p. 42)
Quelle: The Hidden Goddess (2011), Chapter 5, “Dreadnought” (p. 65)
Quelle: The Hidden Goddess (2011), Chapter 8, “Chaos and Disorder” (p. 140)
Epilogue (p. 373)
The Hidden Goddess (2011)
Quelle: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 22, “Cupid’s Bludgeon” (p. 315)
Quelle: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 1, “Ashes of Amour” (p. 8)
Quelle: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 23, “The Skycladdische and the Sangrimancer” (p. 329)
“It is a great weakness of credomancers, Miss Edwards. They often believe their own press.”
”You’re a credomancer, too,” Emily said.
“I’m also a woman. Failure, struggle, and doubt are my constant companions. They are not always pleasant, but they inoculate me against overconfidence. As such, I would not trade them for all the arrogant bravado in the world.”
Quelle: The Hidden Goddess (2011), Chapter 18, “The Talleyrand Maneuver” (pp. 282-283)
Mrs. Stanton’s face was like marble as she spoke; only her lips moved with ugly precision. “Decency is striving for perfection in a world in which every other hoglike creature satisfies himself with sloppiness and indulgence. Decency is not in failing to murder someone. It’s in murdering the right person, and sparing your family the indignity of getting caught.”
Quelle: The Hidden Goddess (2011), Chapter 13, “Red Hand, Gold-Colored Eye” (pp. 221-222)
“What kind of idiot do you think I am?”
”I have no idea what kind of idiot you are,” Miss Jesczenka said. “That’s why I’m asking.”
Quelle: The Hidden Goddess (2011), Chapter 8, “Chaos and Disorder” (p. 133)
“I’m sorry Mr. Stanton, really I am. I didn’t mean to miss it. Things…happened.”
“Oh, well. Things happened. How nice to have that cleared up.”
Quelle: The Hidden Goddess (2011), Chapter 5, “Dreadnought” (p. 65)
“I’ll do everything I can to help, I promise.”
“You always have,” Emily murmured. Except tell me the truth about anything.
Quelle: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 23, “The Skycladdische and the Sangrimancer” (p. 329)
“In New Bethel, we take the word serious. We whip whores, we hang thieves, and we burn sorcerers.”
Quelle: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 11, “The Wages of Sin” (p. 155)