236 Quotes by Megan Whalen Turner

Attolians did not invest much belief in their religion. They dutifully attended temple festivals and used their gods for cursing and little else.

My gift is that I always know when I’ve made an ass of myself.

And the Earth had no name. The gods know themselves and have no need of names. It is man who names all things, even gods.

The only beautiful thing in the whole country was the queen, and she had sold herself into a marriage with the Eddisian Thief, the very one whose hand she had cut off. There was a match made in hell.

The queen had passed him, so close he’d felt the stir of air, and he guessed that if she had turned her head, only a little, and met his eyes, he might have died right there.

Staring at the wall opposite him he presented the queen with a view of his ear and awaited her orders.

I’ll stop shouting. I won’t sit down. I might need to throw more inkpots.

Welcome,” said the magus. “Would you like some dried beef, some dried beef, or some dried beef for lunch?” “Oh, I’ll take stuffed pigeons in sauce, thank you, and some decent wine to drink. None of that cheap stuff, please.” The magus handed me an almost empty paper package of dried beef and half of a loaf of bread. “Enjoy your meal,” he said.

I am very good at groveling.