236 Quotes by Megan Whalen Turner

I am not sure I trust you.""You can trust me with your life, My King.""But not with my wine, obviously. Give it back.

I didn't think about being king,” he said, his voice hoarse.Eddis stared. “Your capacity to land yourself in a mess because you didn't think first, Eugenides, will never cease to amaze me. What do you mean you didn't think about being king? Is Attolia going to marry you and move into my library?

I wonder if people always choose what will make them unhappy.

He didn't marry you to become king. He became king because he wanted to marry you.

Oh how inconspicuous I will be when next I am in Attolia," he said out loud, "dressed in Eddisan formalwear with gold frogs on the front.

The king shouted""I think I've broken something!!!""Nothing important, I'm sure." she called back"My pride!!!"She laughed.

You are Eddis. Go smack him!"Eddis shook her head."Smacking people will not persuade them.

Does he expect me to rise from my death bed to fight with him?" the king asked."I thought you said you weren't dying""I've reconsidered".

Your Majesty!" Hilarion was close to begging. "Everyone is waiting.""Tell them I died." "Your Majesty...""Died, Hilarion. In the night, peacefully.""Why would I do that?""Because then you could all go away and leave me alone.