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"There would always be dishonorable things done to preserve the honor of any power."
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"When has been disappointed for so long, hope becomes the enemy. One cannot be dashed to the earth unless one is lifted first, and I learned to avoid hope."

"Be very chary of telling your hoarded secrets. Many lose all power once they have been divulged."

"And the world re-ordered itself around me. I spoke each word carefully. 'You are so stupid."

"It's not the sort of thing one asks of a friend. He hasn't offered, and I will not ask it. I will not tear him that way. I am trying to let go. I don't know how."

"Besides, if there were no dragons of flesh and blood and fire, whence would come the idea for these stone carvings?"

"I truly wanted to live a life in which I could make my own choices, independent of the 'duties' of my birth and position. It was only when fate granted that to me that I realized the cost of it. I could set aside my responsibilities to others and live my life as I please only when I also severed my ties to them. I could not have it both ways."

"I should live each day as if it were significant, as if everyday the fate of the world depended on my action."

"Isn't it strange how wise counsel can cool the hottest head? He made sense but my heart screamed protest."
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