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Sabetha threw her own shoes and costume components on the tiles near the bath. She retained only her black hose and a dressing gown. Locke did his best to look like he wasn't staring, and she did an admirable job of pretending she wasn't encouraging him.
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We like what we like, we want what we want, and nobody needs to give us permission to feel that way!
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You're one third bad intentions,one third pure avarice,and one eighth sawdust.What's left,I'll credit,must be brains.
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Are you really that arrogant, that logic is as optional as a fashion accessory for you?
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You can knock down kingdoms on a whim. What you need is someone to make sure you don't get hit by a carriage when you cross the street.
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Nikoros, your job this afternoon is to say yes to anything that comes out of my mouth. The more you rehearse this, the sooner it'll become a smooth mechanical process allowing no time for painful reflection. Can you practice for me?
Yes.
You're a natural.
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Oh, gods, he cried. Oh, gods protect me! It's you!
Of course it's me, said Locke. You just don't know who the hell I am yet.
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Some mysteries are better off with their throats slit.
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Here's to charming losers, I suppose.
If only we knew where to find some.
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Our patron has always sort of danced upon the notion that austerity and piety go hand in hand; down here, we show our appreciation for things by appreciating, if you get me.
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Only gods-damned fools die for lines drawn on maps.
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Worst of all, the inner vault is guarded by a live dragon, attended by fifty naked women armed with poisoned spears, each of them sworn to die in Requin's service. All redheads. -You're just making that up, Jean.
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We already know how too—
I don't care what you think you know, Kosta. Until further notice, we're gonna presume that you're too dumb to count to one.
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The water caught the Falselight glimmer like layers of shifting, translucent mirrors and formed split-second works of art in the air, but men cursed it anyway, because it made their heads wet.
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What do you have to say to that?
Oh, very little, to be sure, Master Kosta. It's so hard to think, overawed as I am with the sublime genius of your plan.
That bears some vague resemblance to sarcasm.
God forfend, said Jean. You wound me! Your inexpressible criminal virtues have triumphed again, as inevitably as the tides come and go. I cast myself at your feet and beg for absolution. Yours is the genius that nourishes the heart of the world.
And now you're—
If only there was a leper handy, interrupted Jean, so you could lay your hands on and magically heal him.
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I can't live forever. Each time something like this affair lands in my lap, I suddenly recall that I don't want to live forever.
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You can't help being young, but it's past time that you stopped being stupid.
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That's not worth worrying about. If pressed I'll use the never-fail universal apology.
What's the n-never-fail universal apology?
'I was badly misinformed, I deeply regret the error, go fuck yourself with this bag of money.'
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Stand aside, and try not to catch fire if I shed sparks of genius.
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Let's be obvious. Me brute, you weasel.
Agreed. You brute, me charming mastermind.
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I can't name the poison that's killing your friend. But the one that's killing you is called hope.
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It had the expression common to all kittens, that of a tyrant in the becoming.
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There's no freedom quite like the freedom of being constantly underestimated.
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If reassurances could dull pain, nobody would ever go to the trouble of pressing grapes.
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Time went by with all the speed of a sleepless night.
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No longer shall I paint interiors with men reading and women knitting. I will paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love.
Edvard Munch
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Born:
April 2, 1978
(age 46)
Bio:
Scott Lynch is an American fantasy author, best known for his Gentleman Bastard series of novels. He resides in Western Wisconsin in the city of New Richmond.
Known for:
The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006)
The Republic of Thieves (2013)
The Bastards and the Knives
Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007)
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