64 Quotes by Ada Palmer

No one comes to stone the servant when they could watch the execution of the king.

The sensayer frowned. “You’re saying you discuss theology while having sex.”“For beginners it’s before and after mostly, managing it during sex takes skill and concentration.

I cannot offer wine without the poison of the alcohol within.

He was much changed from an hour before, relaxed and energized by having mastered the data, as a musician is relaxed and energized by having instrument in hand.

Complacency is the enemy, Mycroft, not xenophobia. An old phoenix needs burning

Ockham stood so calmly through the outburst, watching hysteria drain the color from Carlyle's face. It made me think of Alexander, of his force, the human thunder of our Mediterranean sweeping through deserts, through empires, but India, calm, mighty India, fears nothing.

Bryar Kosala just likes helping people, and is good at running things, and when invited to become the world’s Mom she said, “Sure.

I don’t like boys.”I shook my head. “That’s no impediment to them. Madame raised gentlemen of both sexes.

Books, even made-up stories, can't all have happy endings because they reflect the real world, and the real world isn't always happy.