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• Sometimes, if you want to change a man's mind, you have to change the mind of the man next to him first.

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  Men, Choices, Decision

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• You will make the boy Thief king?" he [Nahuseresh] said. "When you could have had me?" Attolia allowed a slight smile. "A fine revenge for the loss of a hand," said the Mede, close to snarling. "I will have my sovereignty," said Attolia thinly. "Oh, yes, a fine one-handed figurehead he will make," spat Nahuseresh. Then he remembered Attolia's flattery earlier that morning. "Or do I insult your lover?" he asked. "Not a lover," said Attolia. "Merely my choice for king.

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  Morning, Kings, Revenge

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• He loves me, and I reward his love by forcing on him something he hates. In the evening, after we dance, he rarely returns to the throne; he dances with others or moves from place to place through the room. The court thinks he is trying to be gracious, sharing his attention. Only I see that he moves always to the empty spot and the court always moves after him. He is like a dog trying to escape his own tail. He indulged himself in one brief moment of privacy, and almost died of it. Relius, he hates being king.

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  Dog, Kings, Hate

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• This is the stupidest plan I have ever in my career participated in," Xenophon said. "I love stupid plans," said Eugenides.

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  Stupid, Careers, Said

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• No 'Glory shall be your reward' for me. Oh, no, for me, it is, 'Stop whining' and 'Go to bed'.

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  Bed, Rewards, Glory

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• She's like a prisoner inside stone walls, and every day the walls get a little thicker, the doorways a little narrower.

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  Wall, Challenges, Doorways

  "The Queen of Attolia". Book by Megan Whalen Turner, 2000.

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• Sophos turned red, and I wondered about the circulation of his blood; maybe his body kept an extra supply of it in his head, ready for blushing.

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  Blood, Body, Red

  Megan Whalen Turner (2017). “World of the Queen's Thief Collection: The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, Thick as Thieves”, p.38, HarperCollins

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• 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.

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  Men, Names, Needs

  Megan Whalen Turner (2017). “World of the Queen's Thief Collection: The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, Thick as Thieves”, p.40, HarperCollins

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• I knew I would be in the story somewhere," Eugenides interjected. "Oh no," said Phresine, "This was a humble servant." "Ouch." "Though very courageous." "Not me," whispered Eugenides to his pillow.

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  Humble, Would Be, Stories

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• Relius looked away. "He said that you...cried," he said softly. "But not that he cried as well," said the queen, amused at the memory. "We were very lachrymose... would you like to hear more romance of the evening? He told me the Guard should be reduced by half, and I threw an ink jar at his head." "Is that when he cried?" "He ducked," said Attolia dryly. "I had not pictured you for a fishwife." "Lo, the transforming power of love.

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  Queens, Memories, Romance

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• How do you know that, Philo, dear?" But Philologos had had enough of being condescended to. "Because, Lamion, I am not as dumb as you think I am, even if you are." By the time Lamion had parsed this to make sure that there was in fact an insult at the end of it, Hilarion had laid a restraining hand on his arm.

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  Thinking, Hands, Dumb

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• Your Majesty, please get down. My friend Aris is really a very good man, and if you fall off that wall he's going to hang for it, and so will his squad, most of whom are also nice men, and though I can't say I really care if your attendants hang, there are probably many people that do care, and would you please, please get down?" The king looked at him, eyes narrowed. "I don't think I've ever heard you say that many words in a row. You sounded almost articulate.

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  Kings, Wall, Nice

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• Who was the Thief that she would love him? A youth, just a boy with hardly a beard and no sense at all... A liar, she thought, an enemy, a threat. He was brave, a voice inside her said, he was loyal... A fool, she answered back. A fool and a dead one. She ached with emptiness.

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  Liars, Boys, Voice

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• I have a whole guard room full of brawny veterans who'd enjoy a chance to drag two Eddisians out of here, particularly if you kicked a lot and they could kick you back.

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  Two, Rooms, Veteran

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• Just asleep," Eddis reassured her. At the sound of her voice Eugenides's head turned slightly, but he didn't wake. Attolia, seeing the movement, breathed again and pressed her hand to her chest where it hurt.

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  Hurt, Hands, Voice

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• In the afternoon, the king and queen sat to hear the business of their kingdom. At least, the queen sat to hear the business; Costis was still not sure what the king was doing.

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  Kings, Queens, Afternoon

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• Today, she had yielded the sovereignty of her country to Eugenides, who had given up everything he had ever hoped for, to be her King.

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  Country, Kings, Today

  Megan Whalen Turner (2009). “The King of Attolia”, p.7, Harper Collins

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• Because you do not believe?" "Oh, no," said Attolia bitterly. "Because I believe and do not choose to worship.

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  Believe, Worship, Said

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• Tell me a story then...keep me occupied." "A story?...What makes you think I can tell a story?" "Insight," said the king, "Go on.

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  Kings, Thinking, Make You Think

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• All of my own impulses to balance and move seemed to conflict with those of the guards, and I was jerked and jostled down the portico, just as graceful as a sick cat.

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  Moving, Cat, Sick

  Megan Whalen Turner (2009). “The Thief”, p.7, Harper Collins

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

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  Needs, Might, Shouting

  "The Queen of Attolia". Book by Megan Whalen Turner, 2000.

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• I am very good at groveling.

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  Groveling, Very Good

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

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  Queens, Wall, Views

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• That prison," I said with heartfelt sincerity, "Was absolutely the most awful thing that has happened to me in my entire life." I could tell by the way he looked at me that he thought my life had been filled with one awful thing after another.

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  Heartfelt, Awful, Way

  Megan Whalen Turner (2017). “World of the Queen's Thief Collection: The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, Thick as Thieves”, p.21, HarperCollins

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• It was a race between the tortoise and the hare, but the tortoise had just enough head start, and he had the magus to drag him along.

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  Race, Tortoises, Enough

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